Electrification of public transport in India: Insights and key action areas to accelerate the seamless e-bus transition
Bus transport is an important pillar for sustainable, equitable, and affordable mobility for all. Indian cities operate only 0.28 million buses for the 440 million urban residents. Furthermore, 22% of these buses are overaged, highlighting the gap in the supply of buses and their present state of operations. The Government of India has focused on electrifying the public bus fleet since 2015 by incentivizing buses under FAME I and II schemes. Additionally, multiple state and city level schemes have also supported e-bus deployment in India.
