Talking Headways Podcast: What Does It Cost to Build a Bus?

Philip Plotch: I would say those were important, but I think there’s also a concern about the existing manufacturers and the supply chain. You know, there are gonna be other things that affect cost differences between the US market and Europe besides the customization. Uh, there’s some ADA requirements that are a little bit different, so there’s a lot of different factors. So traditionally it’s been a diesel bus, but there’s a lot of CNG buses out there. There’s hybrid electric buses, and there’s hydrogen fuel cell buses, and there’s also battery electric buses.