India’s electric bus story may become one of the most important chapters in our clean mobility transition. While most EV conversations focus on cars and scooters, buses are where the impact can be massive. India has roughly 20 lakh buses, but only a fraction operate from organised depots where charging can be planned and scaled. In 2024, India registered around 3,700 electric buses, compared with more than 41,000 diesel buses, so the shift has begun, but we are still very early. The government wants to change that fast. PM-eBus Sewa targets 10,000 electric buses, and the new payment-security mechanism is meant to support more than 38,000 e-buses between FY25 and FY29. But the real question is not just procurement, it is operations. Can electric buses deliver lower lifetime cost, higher uptime, reliable charging, and bankable returns for fleet operators? We are delighted to welcome Saurabh PATWARDHAN, CEO of Prasanna Purple Mobility, a company with decades of experience across city, intercity, corporate, school and tourism bus operations. Today we will discuss what is working, what is still difficult, and what India must solve to electrify bus mobility at scale.
India’s electric bus story may become one of the most important chapters in our clean mobility transition.
While most EV conversations focus on cars and scooters, buses are where the impact can be massive. India has roughly 20 lakh buses, but only a fraction operate from organised depots where charging can be planned and scaled. In 2024, India registered around 3,700 electric buses, compared with more than 41,000 diesel buses, so the shift has begun, but we are still very early.
The government wants to change that fast. PM-eBus Sewa targets 10,000 electric buses, and the new payment-security mechanism is meant to support more than 38,000 e-buses between FY25 and FY29.
But the real question is not just procurement,it is operations. Can electric buses deliver lower lifetime cost, higher uptime, reliable charging, and bankable returns for fleet operators?
We are delighted to welcome Saurabh PATWARDHAN, CEO of Prasanna Purple Mobility, a company with decades of experience across city, intercity, corporate, school and tourism bus operations.
Today we will discuss what is working, what is still difficult, and what India must solve to electrify bus mobility at scale.