Funding will be provided for the procurement of buses with alternative drive systems based on battery and fuel cell technology and for the development of the necessary charging and hydrogen infrastructure for their operation.

  • Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV)
  • Deadline: 31 August 2025

The call is being issued as part of the guideline for the funding of Alternative Drive Systems for Buses in Personal Transport of 7 September 2021, as amended on 18 June 2024. It allows the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) to promote market activation and the ramp-up of buses with climate-friendly, alternative drive systems in passenger transport. The focus of the funding measure is on the procurement of buses with alternative drive systems using battery or fuel cell technology. In addition, support for the procurement and development of charging and hydrogen infrastructure for the operation of the buses is also part of the call for funding.

Further information (in German) is available at:

Call for the submission of project outlines for the funding of climate-friendly alternatively fuelled buses (07/2025)
Further information about the call