Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities

The document outlines the potential for India to become the world's second-largest electric bus market by 2030 and discusses the implementation of 5,595 e-buses across 64 cities under the FAME II scheme. It reports on a workshop convened by the Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) and RMI to share lessons learned and address challenges in tendering, contracting, and operations to ensure the success of early e-bus adoption.

• India has the potential to become the second largest electric bus market globally by 2030 if 40% of buses sold in the country are electric.
• The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) has sanctioned subsidies for 5,595 electric buses across 64 cities and State Transport Undertakings (STUs) via the FAME II scheme. These vehicles are projected to avoid 1.2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save 55 lakh barrels of oil equivalent, valued at approximately ₹3,600 crore ($500 million), over their lifetime while traveling nearly 3 billion kilometers.

APA

RMI (2020). Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities. https://rmi.org/resources/building-an-electric-bus-ecosystem-in-indian-cities/

Chicago

RMI. Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities. 2020. https://rmi.org/resources/building-an-electric-bus-ecosystem-in-indian-cities/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=RMI |title=Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities |date=24 February 2020 |url=https://rmi.org/resources/building-an-electric-bus-ecosystem-in-indian-cities/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2020building, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Building an Electric Bus Ecosystem in Indian Cities}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2020}, month = feb, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/building-an-electric-bus-ecosystem-in-indian-cities/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }