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Eamonn Mulholland Profile picture
Eamonn Mulholland
@EamonnMul
All things climate change and transport. Associate Researcher with the ICCT; previously JRC, MaREI, and Fulbright alum; all views are my own
Sep 20, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Buses are the superstars of the energy transition.

They make up 0.2% of vehicles in Europe, but deliver 10% of passenger kilometres. They even have a higher share of zero-emission vehicles than cars.

Our new paper looks out what's driving the change
(1/5) Buses don't have CO2 standards yet, so demand-side measures are largely driving this trend. Sales shares vary wildly across Member States. In some, electric buses make up close to half of their sales (FI🇫🇮 NL🇳🇱 DK🇩🇰). In others, nearly none are sold (GR🇬🇷, IE🇮🇪, PT🇵🇹).

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