125 zero-emission regional buses are in operation in Munich area under MVV (that targets 200 by 2028)

The Munich public transport authority MVV has brought 125 zero-emission buses into operation on its regional bus network as of December 14th 2025, according to information published by trade agency electrive. Which adds that “By 2028, a total of nearly 200 zero-emission vehicles are planned to be in operation on MVV regional buses”.

Reportedly, the current MVV regional fleet comprises 96 battery-electric buses, twelve hydrogen fuel cell buses, and 17 battery-electric on-demand passenger vans. More than half of the districts within the MVV area have already begun transitioning their regional bus services to emission-free propulsion in line with national regulatory requirements.

MVV focuses on BEV technology for buses

MVV in quoted as saying that the focus remains firmly on battery-electric buses, citing more favourable economic conditions compared with other alternative technologies. MVV notes that fuel cell vehicles continue to be reviewed as market conditions evolve and may still be offered by operators through technology-neutral tenders.

Within the Munich district, five opportunity-charging points have been installed at four terminal stops to support daytime operations. These include three plug-in charging stations and two pantograph-based systems located in Taufkirchen, Neuried, Unterföhring and Pullach.

“Several public transport authorities within the MVV (Munich Transport and Tariff Association) will, in future, give higher priority to bids with zero-emission propulsion systems than diesel buses in technology-neutral tenders; other authorities are currently examining the introduction of this evaluation criterion,” the association is reported as stating in electrive’s article.

“The committed transport companies and our public transport authorities in the MVV area have demonstrated that the switch to zero-emission propulsion systems is now quite feasible, even in regional bus services and outside of major cities,” says Bernd Rosenbusch, Managing Director of the MVV.