Every fifth Chinese bus have already switched to alternative fuels

Production and sales even pure electric buses of a large class in China exceeded the production of diesel.

According to 11 months of 2017 from made in China 457,4 thousand of complete buses and chassis to 83.4 million or 18,2% were electric buses, hybrid buses and buses on methane. Production and sale of only electric buses of a large class, amounting, respectively, to 31.2 million (+11,1% compared to the same period in 2016) and 30.4 thousand has already exceeded the production and sale of diesel buses (to 29.9 and 29.7 thousand)! Plus in a big class produced 7.5 thousand (-23,3%) rechargeable hybrids and 6.4 thousand (+72.5 per cent) of gas buses on methane. In the middle class produced and sold 19.7 million and 18.2 thousand buses (-29,3% and for 30.2%) and 2.2 million (and -11,9 -15,7%) gas buses. All buses of all classes produced 65,3 thousand It already is 15.8% of the total produced of buses of all classes excluding chassis here share elektrobosna chassis is even higher at 17.4 percent, while electrosuisse large buses produced only 25 units, however, against 15 units of diesel chassis. If we take into consideration 10.2 thousand (2.2%) of all classes of buses running on methane, it is already every fifth new Chinese bus rides today on alternative fuels.

Low-floor electricities BYD Volare

It should be noted that China is an almost total absence of buses on liquefied associated gas (propane-butane), but released the 42 bus on fuel cells, so far only means that in this promising direction are quite active development.

Chinese electric bus fuel cell – Yutong ZK6125FCEVG1

P. S. it is Worth noting that this is the year at 16.5 times increased production (to 56.9 million) and 15.2 times sales (to 54.8 thousand) tractors on methane. Plus produced 61 unit of electric tractors. Obviously, these trucks also came on the terminals and hubs located in cities and suburbs.

Gasified truck tractor Howo A7 CNG