Electric buses in Münster save 1,000 tons of CO2

In 2021, the municipal utilities avoided significantly more than 1,000 tons of CO₂ emissions by using electric buses. This is shown by an evaluation from the municipal mobility company.

“We are thus fulfilling our goal: Each electric bus should replace a diesel bus and save its emissions,” says Frank Gäfgen, Managing Director of Mobility at the municipal utilities.

To achieve this, the municipal utilities expand their fleet every year: in 2021 by twelve buses to now 29, and in a year there should be over 50. All e-buses are also powered by green electricity. The city buses in Münster emitted a total of around 10,700 tons of CO₂ in 2021, which would have been 12,000 tons without electric buses. To put it into perspective: A mid-sized car that drives 10,000 km per year emits more than one ton of CO₂, an SUV even over three tons. Thus, only 10,000 cars or 3,000 SUVs cause as much CO₂ as the city buses. In Münster, 150,000 cars are registered.

The declared goal of the municipal utilities is to complete the transition to a fully emission-free fleet by 2029. Until then, the municipal utilities compensate for the emissions of the vehicles, making them already practically climate-neutral today.