Recently, the General Office of the Ministry of Transport and other three departments issued the "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of Subsidies for Bus and Power Battery Renewal in New Energy Cities in 2025" (hereinafter referred to as the "Detailed Rules"), clarifying the scope and amount of subsidies for urban bus companies to update new energy city buses and replace power batteries. If vehicles are updated, the average subsidy per vehicle is 80,000 yuan; If the power battery is replaced, the average subsidy for each vehicle is 42,000 yuan.

In view of the scope and standards of subsidies, the "Detailed Rules for Implementation" clearly stated that urban bus companies will be given a fixed subsidy by using ultra-long-term special government bond funds to update new energy city buses and replace power batteries. Encourage the rational selection of bus length types in new energy cities in combination with changes in passenger flow and the development of urban public transport industry. The average subsidy for each car is 80,000 yuan; For the replacement of power batteries, the average subsidy per vehicle is 42,000 yuan; According to the demand and quantity ratio of updating vehicles and replacing power batteries, all localities independently determine the subsidy standards for updating new energy city buses.

The Detailed Rules for Implementation further clarifies the conditions for granting subsidies. It is mentioned in the Detailed Rules that updating new energy city buses refers to scrapping old city buses and purchasing new energy city buses, including pure electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which are included in the Catalogue of Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicles with Vehicle and Vessel Tax Exemption, Catalogue of New Energy Vehicles with Vehicle Purchase Tax Exemption and Catalogue of Recommended Vehicles for Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles. The use nature of the newly purchased new energy city bus "Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate" should be "bus passenger transport", and passenger cars are not included in the scope of this policy.

The replacement of power batteries mentioned in these Detailed Rules refers to the complete replacement of the power batteries of public transport vehicles in new energy cities. The replaced power batteries should be produced after January 1, 2024 (including that day, the same below), and the warranty period should be no less than 5 years. The replacement work should meet the relevant requirements of Announcement of the State Fire and Rescue Bureau of the General Administration of Market Supervision, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Commerce, Emergency Management Department (No.22, 2024).

The subsidy funds support the renewal of city buses registered before December 31, 2017 and the replacement of power batteries of new energy city buses that exceed the warranty period or fail to meet the safe operation conditions before December 31, 2025.