Total Cost of E-Buses Beats Diesel in the Long Run in South Africa

A new report finds that a transition from diesel to battery-powered electric buses in South Africa's main cities can be justified purely on a financial basis, in most circumstances.️

While the capital cost of an electric bus is currently a lot steeper than that of a diesel bus - owing in part to- a recent study found that because operating costs are much lower over an e-bus's lifetime, the total cost of owning e-buses is lower than that of diesel buses. Accelerating a Market Transition in South Africa: Insights into the Bus Industry and Emerging Electric Bus Modelsis a global network of nearly 100 mayors from cities across the world that have committed to confront the climate crisis and accelerate a shift.

This report focuses on the five South African cities that are members of C40 - Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Cape Town and eThekwini.Currently in South Africa, diesel buses have the most competitive capital costs compared with other bus technologies - nearly half the price of buying an e-bus today.). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic.

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