en.Wedoany.com Reported - The São Paulo City Government has approved BRL 324.3 million in funding for five bus operating companies to purchase electric buses, which will be deployed on municipal bus routes managed by SPTrans (São Paulo Transporte). Based on an average cost of BRL 3 million per electric bus, this funding is sufficient to procure approximately 100 vehicles.
The subsidy model is as follows: companies pay one-third of the cost (equivalent to the cheaper price of a diesel bus), and the city government covers the remaining two-thirds to reach the total price. Authorization for the "commitment" (i.e., actual use) of these funds was published on Monday, June 1, 2026.
The vehicles will be allocated to five companies operating in different regions: East Zone (Transunião), North Zone (Sambaíba), Southeast Zone (Movebuss), Northwest Zone (Alfa Rodobus), and Southwest Zone (KBPX). The funding comes from financing between the city government and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).
According to Diário do Transporte, one week before this disbursement (May 25, 2026), MoveBuss had already received a batch of 45 new vehicles, including the 1,000th bus produced by domestic manufacturer Eletra, based in São Bernardo do Campo (SP). Currently, the city of São Paulo has approximately 80% of the national electric bus fleet, totaling around 1,300 vehicles. While significant, this number falls far short of the target of 2,600 vehicles that should have been achieved by December 2024. The city government primarily attributes the delay to insufficient ENEL grid infrastructure to meet power load demands.
Since October 17, 2022, bus companies in São Paulo have been prohibited from purchasing diesel buses. Due to the slow pace of electrification, the operating fleet is aging. SPTrans, the municipal system manager, has relaxed the maximum allowable bus age from 10 years to 13 years, and for midibuses (micrões), the limit is now 14 years for the model and 15 years for manufacturing. The current target is more conservative: adding 2,200 low-pollution buses by 2028, while also considering the possibility of buses powered by biomethane (a fuel derived from waste decomposition).
The allocation for each company is as follows:
MOVEBUSS SOLUÇÕES EM MOBILIDADE URBANA LTDA. —— BRL 38,369,861.20 (thirty-eight million three hundred sixty-nine thousand eight hundred sixty-one reais and twenty centavos), Local Distribution Group, Batch D8
MOVEBUSS SOLUÇÕES EM MOBILIDADE URBANA LTDA. —— BRL 47,962,326.50 (forty-seven million nine hundred sixty-two thousand three hundred twenty-six reais and fifty centavos), Local Distribution Group, Batch D8
Movebuss Total: BRL 86,332,187.70
SAMBAÍBA TRANSPORTES URBANOS LTDA —— BRL 119,892,748.80 (one hundred nineteen million eight hundred ninety-two thousand seven hundred forty-eight reais and eighty centavos), Structure Group, Batch E2
ALFA RODOBUS TRANSPORTES ADMINISTRAÇÃO E PARTICIPAÇÃO SPE LTDA. —— BRL 38,369,861.20 (thirty-eight million three hundred sixty-nine thousand eight hundred sixty-one reais and twenty centavos), Local Distribution Group, Batch D4
CONSÓRCIO KBPX —— BRL 38,844,337.68 (thirty-eight million eight hundred forty-four thousand three hundred thirty-seven reais and sixty-eight centavos), Regional Coordination Group, AR 7
TRANSUNIÃO TRANSPORTES S/A —— BRL 40,958,028.32 (forty million nine hundred fifty-eight thousand twenty-eight reais and thirty-two centavos), Local Distribution Group, Batch D3
Total for Bus Companies: BRL 324,397,163.70
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