Summary

China spent much of the 2010s electrifying urban bus fleets while most countries were still testing whether battery-electric buses could replace diesel. By the end of 2025, it had 551,400 new-energy urban buses, representing 87.5% of the fleet. That early success has brought China to a stage other countries will encounter later, when large numbers of batteries reach the end of their automotive service and owners must decide what to do with them.

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