PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Dydkowski, Grzegorz AU - Gnap, Jozef AU - Urbanek, Anna TI - Electrification of Public Transport Bus Fleet: Identification of Business and Financing Models DP - 2021 Jul 1 TA - Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina PG - A137--A149 VI - 23 IP - 3 AID - 10.26552/com.C.2021.3.A137-A149 IS - 13354205 AB - The paper presents possible models of electric buses purchase financing, taking into account purchase prices higher now than in the case of traditional buses. During the research, the solutions used on several continents and in many countries were analysed, including the USA, China and many European countries. The qualitative research methods were used, focusing less on the describing and dimensioning the current state and more on creating and presenting theories and the implementation proposals themselves. As a result, it also allowed to include issues related to applicability and implications of formulated solutions for managerial practice.