https://www.navigantresearch.com/res...ic-drive-buses
The electric drive bus market is starting to reap the rewards of the huge investments being made to grow the passenger EV market. Costs of key components such as batteries, motors, and power electronics are declining thanks to increasing volume, and these improvements are helping plug-in hybrid and battery electric buses become more viable for fleets. (…)
In all geographic markets except for China, hybrid diesel buses will continue to capture greater market share than plug-in buses (…)
Fuel cell buses will continue to see deployments while technology costs are driven down by developers. Yet, conventional engines (mostly with diesel fuel) will continue to be the powertrain of choice for buses during the next 10 years. The upfront cost for an electric drive bus continues to be an issue; thus, adoption tends to be focused in regions with government funding. (…)