Denmark, public transport authority Movia has achieved goal of 50% zero emission bus fleet ahead of plans

66 new zero emission buses entered recently in operation under the umbrella of public transport authority Movia in Denmark, marking the achievement of half fleet powered by electricity as many as six years ahead of plans.

565 electric buses are now in operation, representing 50% of its total fleet of 1,126 buses. E-buses are deployed on 158 routes out of a total of 375 lines operated by Movia. In total, Movia’s buses travel 107,589,895.57 km/year, of which 51,037,833.78 are covered by electric buses, according to Movia.

The 66 new electric buses introduced on December 15 operate on 33 routes across eight municipalities and the Capital Region of Denmark and Region Zealand.

Credit opening picture: Movia / Ulrik Jantzen

Movia achieves 50 percent electric fleet in 2024

Electric buses now cover 51 million kilometers per year. Movia aims to increase the share of electric buses to 94% by 2030, with the remaining 6% expected to run on fossil-free fuels.

Back in 2020, Movia had set a goal for half of the buses to run on electricity by 2030, but thanks to the good collaboration, the goal has been reached six years ahead of schedule. The transition to emission-free bus operations began in 2019 with the first bus routes in Roskilde, Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Ballerup and Egedal municipalities.

Line 600S is the bus route with the longest route in Movia’s entire area with its 74.5 km length, the PTO underlines. Chargers have been installed at the route’s terminus stations, so it can run the entire route without recharging en route.

“It’s a huge milestone for us at Movia that we can now say that half of our buses are electric. We are proud to contribute to lower CO2 emissions as well as less noise and particle emissions. With the 66 new electric buses, we are now significantly ahead of the target we set together with the municipalities and regions in 2020, and now we are setting a new target towards an even greener public transport”, says Dorthe Nøhr Pedersen, CEO of Movia.