The rapid growth of electric buses in the fleet
The highest urban public transport ridership in China is by bus or trolley bus, at about 35 billion in 2022. This was followed by 21 billion taxi passengers and around 19 billion metro/subway riders. During the year, about 703,200 buses and trolleybuses were in operation in urban China. The proportion of public transport vehicles available has been steadily increasing from only 3.6 units per 10,000 inhabitants in 1995 to more than 14 units per 10,000 residents in 2022.China has been promoting a clean and green public transportation system by increasing the number of electric vehicles in its fleet and related infrastructure. The share of all-electric buses in the fleet has skyrocketed over the past six years, from just 15.6 percent in 2016 to 64.8 percent in 2022.
