The intelligent transport systems (ITS) market for electric buses in Europe and North America will reach €461m by 2029, according to Berg Insight.

The market value of ITS for electric buses in European public transport operations was €110.4m in 2024. With a CAGR of 27 per cent, this number is expected to reach €359.1m by 2029. The North American market for electric bus ITS is similarly forecasted to see a CAGR of 21 per cent from €39.7m in 2024 to reach €101.6m in 2029.

Berg Insight is of the opinion that the ITS market for electric buses is in a growth phase which will last for several years to come. Problems such as urbanisation, local pollution, climate change and traffic congestion continue to encourage investments in electric buses and ITS, contributing to a positive outlook for the market.

Some ITS providers offer comprehensive turnkey products and services, including functionality for most ITS applications used by public transport operators for electric buses. Many vendors on the market are also specialised ITS players focusing on a few subsystems.

Major international ITS players such as Init, IVU, Clever Devices and Trapeze can deliver turnkey offerings, including for electric buses. Large-scale implementations of electric bus fleets are becoming more common after several years of mostly pilot projects with only a few vehicles in operation.

One of the leading telematics providers in Europe and North America for electric buses is ChargePoint, which acquired the Dutch firm ViriCiti in 2021. ChargePoint has increased its footprint in the fleet segment significantly and added hardware and software for the management of buses to its portfolio of charging station hardware, software and services.

Other important vendors serving public transport companies include French group Equans through its subsidiary Ineo Systrans, as well as the Scandinavian companies Consat Telematics, Fara and Saga Tenix. Canadian company Giro is an important player in the scheduling and planning segment, while PSI Transcom is a prominent provider of depot and charging management software in Europe.

“Implementations of electric bus fleets are really starting to take off and there are already several cities in Europe with fleets operating several hundred electric buses,” said Caspar Jansson, IoT analyst at Berg Insight.

The integration of electric buses and charging stations increases the value of comprehensive ITS, connecting all the necessary infrastructure. While basic monitoring may suffice in the early stages, scaling up electric bus fleets requires the addition of advanced subsystems for dispatching, scheduling, charging station oversight and depot management.

Electric buses are more sensitive to external factors such as topography, weather and road conditions, which increases the complexity of planning and operations and makes integrated ITS essential for efficient fleet performance.

“A greater reliance on advanced connections to operate electric bus fleets introduces more cyber-security risk into the system,” said Jansson. “Modern ITS must therefore combine advanced capabilities with robust cyber security to safeguard data and ensure reliable operations.”

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