After considering the global Electric bus (E-buses) market scope in 2014, China has become the world’s biggest domain market. According to statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) (Figure 1), China produced 30,057 E-Buses in 2014, including 797 Hybrid Buses (HEV bus), 16,500 Plug-in Hybrid Buses (PHEV bus) and 12,760 Battery Electric Buses (BEV bus). This has encouraged both Chinese bus manufacturers and battery manufacturers to concentrate on E-bus battery technologies.
I、China is the Most Important E-Bus Battery Market
II、Multiple Bus Manufacturers involved in the E-Bus Business
III、Vertical Integration and OEM Strategy Both Exist in E-Buses Battery Production
Figure 1 Annually Production Chinese E-buses
Figure 2 Shipment of the Chinese E-buses in 2014 by Companies and Design Segmentation
Figure 3 The Battery Location of K9 BEV Buses and LFP Cell Product Spec.