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In Europe, 49% of new city buses across EU countries in 2024 were ‘zero-emission’ models, up from 2023 when 36% of new city buses were battery-electric. For 2024, battery-electric buses made up 46% of new EU buses, while fuel-cell models made up 3%. At this growth rate, city buses are on track to reach fully ZE sales by 2027. Two factors have helped: new European regulations established in 2024 as well as more local policies at the city-level. Fleet targets, low- and zero-emission zones, and similar actions have helped cities adopt more zero-emission vehicles. The Netherlands, Finland and Iceland already achieved 100% battery-electric city bus sales in 2024, while Spain reached 57% of new bus sales as zero-emission models last year. In the UK, 56% of new bus sales in 2024 were zero emissions and Italy with 44%. Estonia, at the bottom of the list in 2023, reached 84% of all new city bus sales as battery-electric.
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