Chinese Electric Buses Are Thriving in Europe – Despite Security and Forced Labor Concerns
The Diplomat skrev:In 2019, Copenhagen’s municipality government embarked on an ambitious plan to convert its entire bus fleet to electric vehicles. When local politicians and media this summer questioned the growing number of Chinese buses on the streets of Copenhagen, the city government requested Movia, the largest Danish public transportation company, to consider alternatives to Chinese bus providers.
In response, Movia argued that Chinese-made buses are cheaper, have lower operating expenses, match their European competitors on quality, and are – unlike the latter – delivered on time. Nevertheless, new questions have emerged since then, raising both security-related and human-rights concerns.
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With Washington poised to bar nearly all Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market by 2027, and Brussels set to ban carbon dioxide-emitting buses by 2035, firms like BYD, CATL, and Yutong are doubling down on Europe to relieve domestic production overcapacity in China. Today, roughly one-third of Europe’s fleet of electric buses is already of Chinese origin, and that share is likely to rise, unless Brussels and local governments introduce tighter regulation and more rigorous oversight.
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S&P Global Mobility gör gällande att EU:s förbud mot bussar med förbränningsmotor kvarstår. Som sagt,
Porsche tillverkar inte bussar:
S&P Global Mobility skrev:The European Union's CO2 reduction targets for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) are driving a shift away from traditional internal combustion engines in the European commercial vehicle market. These targets for HDV automakers include a 90% CO2 reduction from 2019 to 2040 and, for city buses, a complete phase-out of fossil-fueled vehicle sales by 2035.
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In the bus sector, hybrid buses are likely to approach obsolescence due to policy mandates and favorable BEV economics. In the truck sector, hybrids may serve as a complementary transitional option, particularly if high-power charging infrastructure for long-haul vehicles develops slowly.
Elbussar: Sverige sjua i Europa
Bussmagasinet skrev:Under perioden januari – september förra året var nämligen 68,6 procent av de nyregistrerade bussarna i Danmark eldrivna. Sedan följer Rumänien (62,9 %), Nederländerna (60,3 %), Norge (60,1%), Belgien (53,9%) och Litauen (49,8%).
Efter Sverige med 45,4 procent nyregistrerade elbussar under förra årets tre första kvartal följer Schweiz (41,8%), Finland (37,2%) och Lettland med 35,3%.
Trots att kinesiska busstillverkare har ryckt fram starkt i Europa under de senaste åren minskade Kinas andel av den globala elbussmarknaden från 99 procent år 2017 till cirka 70 procent idag.
Danmark leder tempot i elektrifieringen - tack vare billiga elbussar från Kina. Samtidigt vill Trump sälja
Venezuelas olja. Då är kinesiska elbussar kanske bättre!
