Charging strategy selection for electric bus systems: A multi-criteria decision-making approach

•Address charging strategy selection for electric buses using a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method.•Conduct comprehensive literature review and expert survey to identify economic, environmental, social, operational, and quality-of-service criteria.•Weigh criteria by fuzzy BWM and rank charging strategies by fuzzy RAFSI.•Economic aspect is the most crucial for decision-makers, followed by operational and environmental aspects.•Results show preference for overnight charging over opportunity charging.