Europe’s City Bus Market Has Crossed the Tipping Point: Zero-Emission Buses Reach 60% of New Registrations in 2025
The European city bus market has officially crossed a historic threshold. In 2025, 60% of all newly registered urban buses in the European Union were zero-emission vehicles, marking a decisive shift from transition to dominance. Even more striking, battery-electric buses accounted for roughly 56%, while hydrogen fuel-cell buses made up the remaining share. This milestone confirms that zero-emission city buses are no longer a future ambition or pilot-project technology—they are now the mainstream solution for urban public transport. With current momentum, analysts suggest that Europe could reach a fully zero-emission city bus market as early as 2028. From Momentum to Market Dominance Only a few years ago, electric buses were considered a niche product, limited to demonstration fleets and early-adopter cities. That perception has now changed fundamentally. In 2024, zero-emission buses already represented 49% of new city bus registrations in the EU. In 2025, this figure jumped to 60%...