Publish Time: 2025-12-17 Origin: Site
Munich Airport has inaugurated an electric bus depot in its southern area, which currently features 37 charging stations for battery-electric passenger transport vehicles. Another 13 charging points are set to be operational by summer’s end, and a third expansion stage—encompassing 22 more chargers and photovoltaic-equipped carports—is planned within two years. The launch event was attended by key figures including Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Parliamentary State Secretary Ulrich Lange, Munich Airport CEO Jost Lammers, AeroGround Managing Director David Konradi, as well as representatives from NOW and MAN Truck & Bus.
Lammers highlighted that the new depot underpins the airport’s fully electrified apron ground operations, noting half of its current ground fleet already uses battery power and the project advances its “Net Zero 2035” carbon-neutrality strategy. Lange added that the federal government’s subsidy for 72 electric buses and related charging infrastructure supports Munich Airport’s fleet modernisation, signalling progress for sustainable mobility. To date, electric buses at the airport have cut 2,000 tons of CO₂ annually, a figure projected to double upon full fleet electrification.
As of May 2025, AeroGround runs 37 zero-emission apron passenger buses (20 standard, 17 articulated), with 18 more due by year-end and a long-term target of 72 vehicles. Munich Airport is also transitioning ground handling equipment to alternative powertrains, having introduced 173 zero-emission units last year. The project secured €23.8 million in funding from the Federal Ministry for Transport under its alternative bus drive promotion guideline, plus additional support via the German Recovery and Resilience Plan and the EU’s NextGeneration EU programme.