Cost Of An Electric Bus. Berlin Proposals for IMC Trolleybus system in Spandau. Now you can make the shift to an electric fleet without compromising on vehicle performance.
An average diesel transit bus costs around 500000 compared with 750000 for an electric bus and a diesel school bus costs around 110000 compared with 230000 for an electric school bus according to the report. The average cost for a big electric bus is around 750000 a bit more than the 435000 average cost for diesel. Only three out of Montreals 1800 buses are fully electric.
The researchers point out that a 250 kWh electric bus charged over night at the depot and dealing with an average journey of 166 kmday could be already cost competitive today with a diesel bus.
However most fleet managers will only purchase battery electric buses BEBs if they are cost-effective when compared to traditional diesel buses over their lifetime. A California transit official said electric buses manufactured by Proterra are melting in the California heat. The Proterra ZX5 Battery-Electric Transit Bus from Proterra Inc on Vimeo. A diesel bus and the cost of overall operations including fuel and maintenance costs.
