BYD, a major Chinese EV manufacturer, unveiled a new range of electric buses for commercial use in Tokyo on Tuesday. BYD has set a sales target of 4,000 electric buses in Japan by 2030.
Shenzhen-based automaker BYD announced Tuesday that it has recently delivered its first K6 pure electric bus to the largest state-owned public transport operator in Port Louis, Mauritius.
On Wednesday, Shenzhen-based automaker BYD saw its 70,000th all-electric bus, a 13-meter model due for shipment to Sweden, roll off the production line at its Hangzhou facility.
BYD and Alexander Dennis Limited jointly announced that they have completed the first two extra-large electric buses BYD ADL Enviro200EV XLB for Howick & Eastern by Transdev in New Zealand.
The move follows the purchase of 10 BYD ETM6 pure-electric eTrucks and was made in collaboration with Bluekens EV, a strategic partner and BYD eTruck dealer for the Netherlands.
On Tuesday, BYD announced that it had won the bid for 100 electric buses in Israel. This is the country's largest ever electric bus deal and also the largest order for BYD eBuses in Israel to date.
On Tuesday, BYD announced the delivery of its first batch of five new generation 12-meter pure electric buses to DB Regio Bus, a bus group owned by Deutsche Bahn.
BYD has announced a cooperation plan with Levo Mobility, which will integrate Nuvve Holding's leading vehicle-to-grid technology with BYD's battery electric vehicles.
Whether internationally recognized or not, however, the company is already the world’s largest producer of electric buses and is quietly beginning to transform urban transportation across the world.
During a virtual tour of an electric bus manufacturing facility on Tuesday, President Joe Biden lamented that the US is “running way behind China” in the scramble to develop and implement sustainable transport.
BYD recently signed a contract to supply 100 K9FE electric buses to Santiago, Chile, and the delivery will be completed by end November as announced on July 3.
