BYD: Road to Dominance of Electric Vehicle/Transport

[cnleio]

BYD is now building a bus factory in my city!
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BYD buses in the countryside of Wuhan
one yuan each journey
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On the way to the company, i already seen hundreds new BYD bus parked like a long queue on the road side ... well i think at least >100x BYD buses on the road, amazing ! The most buses together i ever saw in my life.

According to date as far as i know, current BYD producing & selling more buses than private cars ... but their cars have more development potential.

 

[AndrewJin]

On the way to the company, i already seen hundreds new BYD bus parked like a long queue on the road side ... well i think at least >100x BYD buses on the road, amazing ! The most buses together i ever saw in my life.

According to date as far as i know, current BYD producing & selling more buses than private cars ... but their cars have more development potential.

Any photos?
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@Bussard Ramjet

China just announced the deployment of the world’s largest electric buses – in the city of Shenzen. The number of electric buses on China’s roads went over 100,000 in 2015 – over 20% of the country’s share of buses. If this trend continues, all the country’s buses will be electric in 10 years.

The BYD electric bus or BYD ebus, called K9 in China, is an all-electric bus model manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD, powered with its self-developed Iron-phosphate battery. According to BYD, it has the longest drive range of 250 km (155 miles) on one single charge under urban road conditions.

The first BYD ebus was deployed on September 30, 2010 – which makes it even more impressive that Chinese buses are 20% electric. In both 2011 and 2012, BYD has obtained electric bus orders from other countries in the world, rolling out in Chicago in September 2011 and several cities in South America in 2012. In Europe, they were the first fully electric buses in London, and they can also be found in Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Serbia and Denmark.

BYD bus in Israel

Recently, China unveiled a new series of buses, that charges in just 10 seconds and can run 5 km on one charge – you basically have a 10 second recharge every few stops, or have them run short routes. In addition to its rapid charging ability, the bus is also capable of more efficient usage of its energy during its travel, regaining some of the energy it uses on braking.

All in all, backed by heavy investments and generous subsidies, China’s electric buses are taking over not only the country, but also the world; and we couldn’t be happier about it.

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Barcelona, Spain

 

[Dungeness]

On the way to the company, i already seen hundreds new BYD bus parked like a long queue on the road side ... well i think at least >100x BYD buses on the road, amazing ! The most buses together i ever saw in my life.

According to date as far as i know, current BYD producing & selling more buses than private cars ... but their cars have more development potential.

Is the company making money though? Their stock is dropping like a rock today.

 

[cnleio]

Is the company making money though? Their stock is dropping like a rock today.

LOL !!! ... whole China stock is dropping like a rock, my friend.But BYD still selling bus / car / battery / sensor / LED etc... those still making money in China and foreign market.

I have said many times 'The winter is coming' ... it's a chance for some good-quality & cheaper 'Made in China' to seize more markets, or ppl stop shopping in West developed & Developing nations.

 

[AndrewJin]

BYD K9 Electric Bus Is Ready in Thailand
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on the BYD K9,
announcing the launch of Thailand’s first electric bus tender.

The year 2016 started with a rosy outlook for BYD Co. Ltd. and Thailand’s public transportation system. On Jan. 8, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha boarded the first BYD K9 pure-electric bus assembled in Thailand and paid effusive compliments on the vehicle’s technology, design and comfort. Several other distinguished Thai government officials in attendance were equally impressed.

After thoroughly inspecting the bus, Prayut Chan-o-cha stated that the BYD K9 embodies the performance and excellence required for quality public transportation and extolled the fact that the vehicle was assembled in Thailand. He added that electrified transportation is an inescapable global trend and that Thailand won’t miss out on it, thus announcing a first batch of 200 electric buses tender within three months.

Just the day before, BYD representatives and the company’s local partners in Thailand gathered in front of the Ministry of Transport to showcase the K9 to the ministry’s senior leaders and professionals in the transport sector and drive them on a test ride. The bus impressed all riders, and after the test ride, the Deputy Minister of Transport Ormsin Chivapruck and the president of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) expressed their wish that Thai commuters can start enjoying such comfort and cutting-edge technology as soon as possible.

Faced with the serious problem of an aging bus fleet, BMTA plans to gradually replace the city’s more than three thousand internal combustion bus fleet for new energy buses. In March, BYD partnered with Thailand’s Loxley Group to launch the first electrified transportation scheme in the country with the introduction of the K9.

 

[cirr]

BYD awarded for battery technology at world energy summit
Xinhua, January 18, 2016

Chinese auto producer BYD Company won on Monday the Zayed Future Energy Prize for its contribution to the development and production of environmentally friendly battery technology for electric cars.

At the opening of the annual World Future Energy Summit 2016, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Deputy Minister of Defense Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan handed the award to Wang Chuanfu, who founded BYD back in 1995 in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province.

BYD, which is an abbreviation for Build Your Dreams, is the world's largest rechargeable battery supplier and new energy vehicle manufacturer.

In its quest to contribute to green energy, BYD came up with a more environmentally friendly battery technology which led to the development of the BYD Iron-Phosphate Battery.

"The battery is fire-safe, completely recyclable and long-cycle solution that has become the core of the company's current clean energy platform of transportation and storage," according to the company's website. In China and abroad, around 160 cities started to use BYD electric buses and taxis.

BYD is expanding operations in the solar power generation sector, as the third pillar of its strategy to build a zero emission energy ecosystem: from generation to storage to transportation.

The annual Zayed Future Energy Prize was named after the UAE's first President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan, who founded the Gulf Arab state in 1971, and was first announced in 2008.

The award is invented to honor schools, non-profit bodies, individuals, as well as small and large firms worldwide for their innovative solutions to creating a new, sustainable energy future.

BYD has 10GWh of capacity at the end of 2015(barely enough for the company's planned new-energy vehicle production for 2016) with a further 10GWh of battery output under construction.

The 1st phase of the ramp-up will start production in early 2017.

With BYD striving to double production of electric vehicles every year for the next 3 years and become a major player in the rapidly growing energy storage market, the company's original target of 34 GWh battery capacity by 2020 is looking increasingly conservative。

 

[cirr]

An amazing Infographics by China.org.cn :

BYD strikes another win in the US

Chinese carmaker helps build first electric public transit fleet in U.S.

Feb 12,2016

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. transit agency took a major step towards building the first electric transit fleet in the country on Thursday by signing a contract for 85 electric buses with Chinese electric car maker BYD Motors.

"It is a great victory, not only for the U.S. but also for China," Marvin Christ, chairman of board of directors of the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA), told Xinhua after the signing.

"We are changing the entire world, as far as going from diesel to electric buses, with the economic and environmental benefits it has," he said.

BYD Motors, a global leader in developing electric vehicles and based in Guangdong province in south China, will build the electric buses for the AVTA at its manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California.

"This contract has boosted our confidence. Many, including the AVTA, had doubt about us when our products first entered the U.S. market two years ago. The two years have proved that their doubt was unnecessary," Wang Chuanfu, BYD Chairman and CEO, told Xinhua.

"Our technology has filled the gap in the field of purely electric powered buses in the U.S.," he said.

BYD Motors will build a variety of electric models for the AVTA, including a low floor transit bus, a low floor articulated bus and a commuter coach. The first batch of 29 buses will be delivered within the next 12 months.

"There are multiple benefits in electrifying our bus fleet, from creating jobs and eliminating harmful air pollutants, to reducing dependence on foreign oil. These benefits will be seen at the local, regional, state and national levels. It's really a win-win," Christ said.

With the new electric bus fleet, the AVTA is expecting to save more than 46 million U.S. dollars in operational cost compared to an diesel bus fleet.

Chinese carmaker helps build first electric public transit fleet in U.S. | Shanghai Daily

 

[TaiShang]

BYD 'may join' Fortune 500 by 2017
China Daily, April 26, 2016

BYD Co Ltd, a major Chinese new-energy vehicle manufacturer, is likely to join the ranks of Global Fortune 500 companies in 2017 as the carmaker has grown rapidly amid the country's booming green automobile sector, according to a top executive of the company.

"A new era has come for Chinese homegrown vehicle makers, especially in the new-energy sector," said Wang Chuanfu, chairman and chief executive officer of BYD.

Driven by the electric- and hybrid-car sectors, BYD sales topped 80 billion yuan ($12.3 billion) in 2015, a year-on-year increase of 37.8 percent, according to Wang.

"The growing momentum will be maintained in the years ahead, due to growing demand for new-energy vehicles both in the domestic and overseas markets," said Wang, predicting the company's sales will surpass 100 billion yuan in 2016.

"If the fast-growing market trend continues, we will eventually become one of the global top 500 enterprises by 2017," said Wang.

BYD is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, where companies, including Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Ltd, Huawei Technologies Co, China Merchants Group, Amer International Group, have already become global top 500 enterprises.

"About a decade ago, electric cars were little more than just a concept. But now Chinese consumers have developed a growing interest in the new-energy vehicles," said Wang.

China's sales of new-energy cars reached more than 330,000 units in 2015, increasing by 3.4 times over the previous year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

BYD, listed in Hong Kong, has surpassed US firm Tesla Motors Inc to become the world's largest producer and seller of new-energy cars, selling 58,000 new-energy vehicles in 2015, an increase of 208.13 percent year-on-year, according to the company.

"The upward trend has arrived, with tremendous market opportunities ahead," said Wang.

 

[cirr]

BYD's goal, or rather plan, is to sell 150,000 new-energy vehicles in 2016.

 

[xunzi]

The future of electric car is very bright.

 

[sweetgrape]

I am becoming a fan of BYD, for its insistance, its hybride electric car attract me, believe BYD can be a great company, greater than Tesla.

 

[sweetgrape]

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

BYD 'may join' Fortune 500 by 2017

This is the "Global 500" or "Fortune Global 500" not the "Fortune 500".

Unless BYD becomes an American company it isn't going to be listed in the "Fortune 500"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_500
"The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue"

 

[SBUS-CXK]

K9 electric bus is byd in the field of new energy, new energy, new concept and a good film. As the first pure electric passenger cars, byd auto K9 carrying multiple byd independent research and development of advanced technology. On-board power for the company independent production of iron battery, drive completely pollution-free, its contain chemicals that are recycled at the same time, is a green environmental protection battery; The roof solar panels, can provide auxiliary range in the process of driving power; High quality suspension, chassis configuration design process is unique, in the process of running noise; At the same time, the operating system equipped with a large number of high-tech equipment, superior performance.
K9 electric bus body 12 meters long, the overall design to follow the people-oriented design concept. Floor is made of tier one step lower floor process design, facilitate the passengers getting on or off; Windscreen area accounts for two-thirds of body front face area, driving vision. Subject to silver, car body side window for large pieces of black glass, overall appearance elegant atmosphere. In-car configuration high backrest adjustable leather and high quality leather bus driver chair seat, delicate and beautiful. The vehicle sound insulation effect is good.

Security technology
Pure electric bus K9 high security protection measures, has the vehicle design protection and maintenance of safety protection, short circuit protection, collision safety protection, wading protection, leakage monitoring, power battery with high safety, all kinds of magnetic field protective measures in line with international standards.
Battery technology
Byd pure electric bus K9 using byd independent research and development of the iron battery, charge the range of 250 km, under the condition of K9 vehicle monomer battery capacity is 200 ah, total electricity capacity of 324 KWH, recharge cycles to reach more than 4000 times.
Green environmental protection
Pure electric bus K9 is zero emissions, fuel consumption, zero pollution, zero each year for every car can reduce 16.3 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
The oil electricity price difference
A pure electric bus K9 can save the cost of 230000 yuan a year, can save 1.82 million yuan in eight years.
Charging mode
Available byd C60 / C100 charging tank, also can be in various professional charging stations.
K9 operations during the day and night use valley electricity charge, quick charge can be full of 3 hours.

BYD-K9 related technologies

1, modelling novel
Vehicle design in shape modelling reflect "green, environmental protection" theme, European style, the front and rear bumpers and body design as a body structure, to increase the whole, with a pair of composite molding headlamps, make the small more concise.
2 travel distance, long
The vehicle configuration byd independent research and development of power battery, large capacity, high security; The vehicle trip mileage reached 300 kilometers above, fuel consumption cost less than 1/3 of the similar fuel cars.
3, the electronically controlled air suspension system
Vehicle used ECAS electronically controlled air suspension system, which can realize the vehicle height adjustment and lateral kneeling function, facilitate the passengers getting on or off.
4, wheel and drive technology
Vehicle powertrain USES the wheel and drive motor assembly, maximum power 90 kw x 2, maximum torque of 350 nm x 2, technology advanced, safe and reliable, greatly improve the vehicle in and out of convenience.
5, information display device
Instrument use TFT color LCD screen display, small size, beautiful appearance, convenient installation, satisfies the requirement of on-board display. It CAN control of the pure electric city bus and status information for display, storage, and has the records and related fault diagnosis function, CAN communication function.
6, the vehicle CAN BUS communication design
Through the vehicle CAN BUS communication system in pure electric city BUS vehicle control, realize the vehicle intelligent management and maintenance, saving the vehicle wiring, has the characteristics of low cost, safe and reliable.
7, keyless system
The system can carry on the intelligent identification of the identity of the driver, a key starting and body guard against theft, etc., to ensure safety.
8, solar charging system
The vehicle configuration byd independent research and development of solar cells, which can realize the vehicle auxiliary charging function; Advanced technology, safe and reliable, innovative concept, environmental protection.
9, quick charging
Slow charging 6 hours with 100%, design quick charge 30 minutes with 50%.

The BYD-K9 for $800000. Main customers are USA, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Australia, Turkey...

Japan

USA

Brazil(The "driver" for the mayor of Sao Paulo)

The European

UK

India

thanks！！！！！

 

[cirr]

Russia is the latest country that will soon conduct trial runs of the K9 with a view to introducing same for the local public transport systems.