Weltweiter Absatz von E-Lkw und -Bussen verdoppelte sich 2025 fast

Global sales of electric lorries and buses nearly doubled to nearly half a million in 2025, according to an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) for the Deutsche Presse-Agentur. Drivers of this growth were mainly sales of electric lorries in China, which accounted for nearly 90% of worldwide sales, and sales of medium and heavy lorries had more than quintupled in two years.

Almost 30% of heavy trucks sold in China were fully electric. Falling battery costs and government incentives helped facilitate this development. Demand for electric buses is also rising in other major markets, with the European Union, India, Brazil, and the United Kingdom seeing double-digit growth rates, driven by the expansion of electric bus fleets.

Electric buses made up 17% of all bus sales worldwide, with half of the sales outside China and the US being electric. Karin Rådström, CEO of Daimler Truck, sees challenges ahead for electric mobility in lorries, primarily in infrastructure and charging. Although some customers want to switch to electric, they are uncertain about being able to charge their vehicles along the route in the future.

Another challenge is achieving cost parity to make electric lorries competitive with diesel engines, which depends on fuel and electricity prices. Diesel is currently a cheap energy source, and customers with very low profit margins cannot afford costly experiments. For most customers, diesel is still the sensible choice.