Dear MEL Topic Readers,
How China's buses shaped the world's EV revolution
Buses are important public transportation vehicles in, around, and
between major cities. They help reduce the use of cars that emit more CO2 per
passenger and congestion on the roads. However conventional diesel-powered buses
are noisy and smoky, thus, still harmful to the environment. One solution is to
use electricity to power buses like trolleybuses. Another is electronic vehicles
(EVs) with batteries. In fact, transit buses used on predetermined bus routes
are ideal for EVs as they travel relatively short distances, like 200km, each
day and return to the charging station. Also, they are smoother when they start
and stop compared with conventional buses. China is the world's leading EV market
for both passenger vehicles and buses. After two decades of government support and
initiatives, over three-quarters of all urban buses, or as many as 542,000, are
new energy vehicles, most of which are electric, and the rest are plug-in
hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Accordingly, China is the world’s leading e-bus
market and producer with a 95% global share. Along with the massive and
extensive high-speed railway network, China is the dominant leader in e-powered
public transportation in the world.
Read the article and learn about how China’s E-buses have become so
popular in a relatively short time.
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