China 100% Electric Bus Sales “Just” 89,546 In 2017

February 4th, 2018 by Tim Dixon

Originally published on EV Obsession.

Total Number of Electric Buses Sales in China for 2017

The Chinese market for pure electric buses had approximately 89,546 sales last year. This is down from 115,700 sales in 2016. This means that year on year, the market sales decreased by 23%. Reports indicate that this decrease is down to multiple factors, but mainly due to changes to electric bus subsidies from Chinese national and local governments.

Electric Bus Subsidies

The production and sales of electric vehicles have been deeply impacted by government policy and the structure of subsidies, meaning that most sales are concentrated around the end of the year. In 2017, it was learned that the 2018 subsidies would be significantly reduced, which created a large year-end surge in demand.

The Chinese electric bus market is still dominated by two big companies, Yutong and BYD. BYD is the leading electric bus manufacturer, while Yutong is the largest overall bus manufacturer in the country.

Electric Bus Sale Numbers 2017

Annual and monthly electric bus sales numbers for China are below:

Month China Electric Bus Sales December 36,191 November 18,113 October 6,568 September 8,169 August 5,772 July 5,470 June 6,540 May 1,623 April 452 March 617 February 0 January 31 Total 89,546

Year China Electric Bus Sales 2011 1136 2012 1904 2013 1672 2014 12,760 2015 94,260 2016 115,700 2017 89,546 TOTAL 316,978

The Future of the Market

In 2018, the Chinese electric bus market is in for some big changes as policy from national and local/city governments start to collide. In a following article, I will outline some Chinese local governments policies and goals to provide greater details on the up and coming market developments.

Hydrogen fueled electric buses will also be a increasing trend, as the Chinese governments has started to provide increasing support and subsidies towards that industry.

Final Word

We should see more details and analysis of these numbers as the year moves on. For a detailed look at the 2016 numbers, please read this article on CleanTechnica. These sales are just the data behind the world-changing events happening around China, such as Shenzhen’s bus fleet going 100% electric in 2017. Keep an eye on CleanTechnica and CHINA X Cleantech for more.











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