EU sales of e-buses increased by 34% in first half of 2023, according to ACEA

EU sales of e-buses increased by 34% in first half of 2023, according to ACEA

ACEA has released the latest commercial vehicle registrations in Europe, referred to the first half of the year.New EU bus registrations also had a solid first half of 2023, as sales rose 15% to 14,781 units. In terms of sales volumes, France led the way with 2,982 units sold, representing a 22.3% increase. Other major markets also reported substantial growth: Italy (+62.6%), Spain (+58.7%), and Germany (+27.8%).

New bus sales on the rise: +15%

ACEA adds: “EU sales of new electrically chargeable buses increased by 33.9% to reach 2,132 units, representing a market share of 14.4% in the first half of 2023, compared to 12.4% in 2022. Among the bloc’s three largest markets, Spain grew impressively by 755.9%, followed by France (+89.9%) and Germany (+18.1%). Hybrid-electric buses maintained momentum (sales up 160.5%), with market share more than doubling compared to the first half of 2022 (from 6.2% to 14%). Significant growth in the second and third largest markets, France (+886%) and Spain (+180.3%), contributed to this result. Together with Germany, France and Spain account for 82.4% of all EU hybrid bus registrations. Despite the shift to electric and hybrid models, diesel buses still retain the largest market share at 63%”.

‘Electrically-chargeable’ bus is a definition used by ACEA that embraces full battery electric, fuel-cell electric, extended-range and plug-in hybrids vehicles.