Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune

A case study by RMI on the procurement and operation of electric buses in Pune, India, highlighting the city's progress toward state electrification targets and its role as a model for other cities in the Global South.

• The Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) currently operates 220 electric buses within a total fleet of 2,169, making it one of India's largest municipal e-bus fleets. With the addition of 430 tendered e-buses, Pune is positioned to achieve the Maharashtra state government's goal of 25 percent public transport bus fleet electrification by 2025, reaching this target three years early.
• Projections for the Indian domestic electric bus market suggest that 40 percent of buses sold in the country could be electric by the year 2030.

APA

RMI (2022). Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune. https://rmi.org/resources/pioneering-electric-busses-in-pune/

Chicago

RMI. Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune. 2022. https://rmi.org/resources/pioneering-electric-busses-in-pune/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2022pioneering, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/pioneering-electric-busses-in-pune/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }