"Between January and September 2025, ACEA reports that registrations of electric buses in the European Union reached 6,444 units, up 49 percent compared to the same period in 2024. When including the United Kingdom and EFTA countries, the figure rises to 9,346 units - a 52 percent increase year-on-year. Electrically chargeable buses now represent 22 percent of all new registrations, according to ACEA's latest data that embraces all buses over 3.5 ton."
"The organization's definition 'electrically chargeable buses' includes both BEV and plug-in hybrid buses. UK remains the largest e-bus market in Europe The complete bus and coach market is growing 3.6% by the end of the third quarter of 2025, reaching a total of 28,417 units. Among major markets, growth was led by Poland (+16.9%) and Germany (+12.8%), whereas Italy (-16.9%), Spain (-11.3%), and France (-4.5%) continued to see declines, ACEA states."
"The association notes that "Hybrid-electric bus registrations faced a double-digit decline of 32.7%, accounting for 6.3% of the market. Diesel bus registrations declined slightly by 0.1%, now holding a 64.2% market share, down from 66.6% in the same period last year". Growth patterns differ between countries but point in the same direction. Italy nearly doubled its electric bus registrations to 912 units, driven by regional and municipal tenders supported by Next Generation EU funding."
Electric-bus registrations in the EU reached 6,444 units between January and September 2025, a 49% increase year-on-year; inclusion of the UK and EFTA raises the total to 9,346 units, a 52% rise. Electrically chargeable buses account for 22% of all new registrations and include both BEVs and plug-in hybrids. The overall bus and coach market grew 3.6% to 28,417 units. Poland and Germany led growth among major markets, while Italy, Spain, and France declined. Hybrid-electric registrations fell 32.7% to 6.3% market share, and diesel share slipped slightly to 64.2%. Country-level surges occurred in Belgium, Sweden, Austria, and Italy, while the UK delivered 2,117 e-buses.
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