In the end of 2015, China had 170.000 of the 173.000 ebuses circulating in the World. That's right, 98% of them were in zooming in The Big Red Giant, which i think says it all about the role of that country on the change happening towards eMobility.
[...] Just focusing on all-electric Buses, sales grew to 115.700 units in 2016, which represents some 20% market share, with Yutong still in the lead, followed by BYD and Nanjing.with the first growing 36% YoY and the second more than 50%.
With this kind of growth and market share, it is expected that China goes all-electric in this category in less than 10 years, maybe five, so it is no wonder that large cities like Shenzen are already envisioning an all-electric 15.000 fleet of Buses...In 2017.
https://ev-sales.blogspot.com/2017/01/china-buses-2016.html
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday February 06 2017, @06:48PM
True, but also keep in mind that energy needs of the average Chinese are a lot lower than their Western counterparts (half of a German, and a quarter of an American, but rising fast).
The accelerated trend for nuclear, wind and solar deployment in China (as well as dense public transport) should lead them in a few years to remember their big smog days the way L.A. remembers theirs as a bad memory, now a rare event, and a cautionary tale.