Electric vehicles

Whether it's a single electric line or a full fleet transition, Transdev tailors its approach to fit each project. We also invest in innovation around electric mobility, exploring new technologies and smarter ways to operate. At the heart of it all: a data-driven vision, where real-time insights from every vehicle, route, and charging point help us continuously improve performance and reliability.

Transdev and its local partner Fanalca operate Green Móvil, the largest electric bus fleet in South America, with 406 buses and one of the world's largest electric depots at over 43,000 sq.m. But our role goes far beyond operations. Green Móvil developed the entire project from scratch: acquiring the fleet, designing the charging system, financing the depot, and launching an operation that now employs 1,400 people and serves 110,000 passengers every day.

To manage a fleet of this scale, Transdev developed its own smart charging solution,  designed in-house to optimise energy consumption, coordinate charging across the entire depot, and ensure the operation remains resilient day after day. By intelligently managing when and how each bus charges, the system reduces energy costs while keeping the fleet ready to perform at all times. Green Móvil is also piloting Latin America's first hydrogen-powered bus, running on green hydrogen, a zero-emission experiment set to enter commercial service later this year.

In western Sweden, Transdev deployed 145 electric buses across Gothenburg, Mölndal and Partille for regional authority Västtrafik. Within just one year, the results were clear: nitrogen dioxide emissions were halved, and CO₂ emissions dropped by 10%, the equivalent of removing over 8,000 cars from the road annually. The fleet has since grown, and in Gästrikland, 63 fully electric buses now travel 4.3 million km per year, reducing CO₂ emissions by an estimated 44,000 tonnes over the life of the contract.

Retrofitting existing coaches is one of the smartest ways to decarbonize without replacing entire fleets. In Centre-Val de Loire, Transdev successfully deployed the first approved electric-retrofitted coach in Europe,  and has since scaled to 25 retrofitted Iveco Crossway coaches, each equipped with a 192 kWh battery. By 2028, the target is 60 retrofitted coaches for school transport, building a proven and cost-competitive model for fleet electrification through retrofit.

In electric operations, the battery is the most expensive component of the vehicle, to buy and to replace - until now. In La Rochelle, Transdev worked with Forsee Power to pioneer a battery retrofitting approach on some of its oldest electric buses, extending their operational life at a fraction of the cost of full replacement. Through precise state-of-health monitoring and cell rebalancing, this technical innovation is contributing to reduce both Total Cost of Ownership and environmental impact.