Von nachhaltiger Mobilität profitieren das Klima und die Menschen vor Ort – mit dem Förderaufruf des Bundesverkehrsministeriums können Kommunen und Verkehrsbetriebe jetzt einfacher umsteigen. Foto: GP JOULE
The Federal Ministry of Transport is supporting the transition to clean bus transport by covering up to 80% of the additional costs for battery-electric or fuel-cell buses and up to 40% for charging, refueling, and maintenance infrastructure. Transport companies and municipalities can submit their project outlines until August 31, 2025 – and rely on the many years of experience of the energy transition company GP JOULE when applying.
As part of the 2030 Climate Action Program, the use of emission-free buses in local public transport is intended to help achieve climate targets. Funding will be provided for investments in battery-electric buses and fuel-cell buses, the conversion of existing vehicles, and the expansion of charging, refueling, and maintenance infrastructure. By increasing the proportion of emission-free buses in public transport, fleets can be modernized, air quality can be improved, and progress can be made toward achieving climate targets.
Ove Petersen, co-founder and CEO of GP JOULE, welcomes the ministry’s funding call: “Companies and municipalities rely on funding to cover the additional costs that innovation increases in the field of alternative drive systems still entail today. We are pleased that both hydrogen and battery-electric mobility are being supported. Because if we focus on a mix of climate-neutral drive systems, a true transport transition is possible – and the energy system benefits.”
The funding will be awarded through a competitive process in which the submitted project outlines are reviewed based on their potential CO₂ savings, planned areas of application, degree of electrification, and the requested funding volume. GP JOULE supports transport companies and municipalities in consulting, developing and preparing project outlines, and submitting applications. The energy supplier has many years of experience in applying for funding and preparing studies and project outlines for battery-electric buses and the associated optimal charging infrastructure, as well as for fuel cell buses and the appropriate hydrogen infrastructure.
“It is right and important that the charging, refueling, and maintenance infrastructure are also supported, because the value chain doesn’t end with the purchase of the buses,” says Ove Petersen: “This promises a sustainable impact of the funding measure – for the climate and for companies, which will be cheaper to travel and more stable in the medium to long term than if they rely on imported oil and the diesel produced from it.”
Sustainable mobility – for people, for the climate: A complete conversion of all public transport buses in Germany to emission-free drives could save around 1.6 million tons of CO₂ equivalent annually and create tangible benefits for people from the energy transition. This is demonstrated by sustainable mobility projects already implemented, such as eFarm Nordfriesland or HY.City.Bremerhaven, where buses powered by green hydrogen are already operating in local transport.
GP JOULE has also already investigated which drive type is most profitable for a company. Extensive feasibility studies have already been conducted to examine the possibilities and challenges of alternative drive systems for a bus company – from technological feasibility to operational implementation strategies and the appropriate infrastructure.
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