BYD: Road to Dominance of Electric Vehicle/Transport

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NZ Bus to begin trial of BYD electric bus

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 3:58 pm

2 February 2017

NZ Bus to begin trial of BYD electric bus in Auckland and Wellington

NZ Bus will this week begin trialling its new BYD eBus in Auckland and then in Wellington, as another part of its strategy to lead the transition to electric-powered public transport in New Zealand.

NZ Bus Chief Executive Officer, Zane Fulljames, said that the trial will enable NZ Bus to assess whether this fully electric bus, which is proven in other markets across the world, can meet the challenges of New Zealand’s unique topographical landscape and the specific requirements of bus networks in Auckland and Wellington.

“As a business we are committed to leading the industry towards an electric-powered bus fleet, as was reflected in our announcement last year to invest NZ$43m in Wrightspeed electric powertrain technology to be retrofitted to buses in our existing fleet.

“Trialling BYD eBus technology is about looking at options for the future in terms of our ongoing fleet replacement programme,” said Mr Fulljames.

The makers of the eBus, BYD Company Limited, operate across 6 continents, 48 countries and regions, and 200 cities. They are the suppliers of the largest electric bus fleet in Europe and are in fleets across Canada, USA, Chile, China, Singapore and Australia.

NZ Bus’ trial of its BYD eBus is expected to last up to three months. The BYD eBus may not attract attention as it travels Auckland and Wellington bus routes, given that it looks much like a conventional diesel or diesel-hybrid bus, but people might notice that it is significantly quieter.

In parallel with the BYD eBus trial, NZ Bus is also well underway with the process of retrofitting Wrightspeed electric powertrains to its existing bus fleet at its workshop in Wellington.

“As a major transport operator, NZ Bus has the scale for investment of the kind these initiatives represent. We are committed to continuing to lead the industry and contribute to reducing New Zealand’s carbon footprint through innovation,” said Mr Fulljames.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1702/S00070/nz-bus-to-begin-trial-of-byd-electric-bus.htm

 

[Place Of Space]

BYD: Build Your Dreams

 

[TaiShang]

BYD electric taxi fleet to start engines in Singapore
By CHAI HUA in Shenzhen | China Daily | Updated: 2017-02-21

A customer checks a BYD e6 electric car at a dealership in Beijing, December 9, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]


New energy vehicle producer BYD Co Ltd announced that it has supplied 100 electric taxis to a new company which is launching its operations in Singapore on Feb 24, bringing the nation its first fully-electric taxi fleet.

The fleet of 100 e-taxis is using BYD's e6 model, which is currently operating overseas in such cities as Brussels and London. In BYD's home city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, more than 4,000 e6 taxis are currently on the roads.

In a separate statement the operator of the new fleet, HDT Singapore Taxi Pte Ltd, said that acquisition of the BYD electric taxis tied in with the Singaporean government's plans to widen the testing of the viability of electric vehicles, from individual corporate usage to fleet-based, shared-car operations.

Although Singapore had a total taxi fleet estimated at more than 28,280 taxis last year, about 86 percent of them use diesel and seven percent are petrol-electric taxis.

Liu Xueliang, BYD's general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, said his company had been closely involved in the development of Singapore's electric public transportation and it would continue to introduce more e-vehicle types into the country, such as electric tour buses.

Liu said that Singapore, which had also brought BYD's e-truck and e-buses, was an ideal city to develop electric vehicles.

The company began its operations in Singapore in 2014 when 30 e6 hit the roads to provide on-call and leasing services, which had to date collectively driven about three million kilometers.

BYD said that the private-hiring service, run in cooperation with local taxi firm HDT Singapore Taxi, was well-received.

BYD said that the 30 units were all booked within days by locals, who hired them by the month or season.

Last August, 100 e-taxi licenses were granted to HDT, making BYD the first Chinese company to enter Singapore's taxi market. Meanwhile, BYD also introduced its pure electric bus K9 into the nation.

E-buses are a large part of the e-carmaker's revenue source, said Peng Qi, an automobile industry analyst at China Merchants Securities.

However in the domestic Chinese market some cities－such as Shenzhen, whose transport policies supported the company's products－had already replaced all their buses with electric ones.

As a result BYD needed to look for new markets and it was key for it to make inroads with electric passenger vehicles, he added.

 

[ahojunk]

First batch of HDT electric, eco-friendly taxis launched in Singapore
(Xinhua) 14:54, February 25, 2017

Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing (Seating in car) attends the launch of the HDT Electric Taxi held in Singapore on Feb. 24, 2017. Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Friday witnessed the official launch of the first batch of HDT electric and eco-friendly taxis, powered by new energy vehicle producer BYD Co Ltd. head-quartered in China's Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

Some HDT electric taxis park at the event venue at the launch of the HDT Electric Taxi held in Singapore on Feb. 24, 2017. Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Friday witnessed the official launch of the first batch of HDT electric and eco-friendly taxis, powered by new energy vehicle producer BYD Co Ltd. head-quartered in China's Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

 

[TaiShang]

First batch of HDT electric, eco-friendly taxis launched in Singapore
(Xinhua) 14:54, February 25, 2017

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Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing (Seating in car) attends the launch of the HDT Electric Taxi held in Singapore on Feb. 24, 2017. Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Friday witnessed the official launch of the first batch of HDT electric and eco-friendly taxis, powered by new energy vehicle producer BYD Co Ltd. head-quartered in China's Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

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Some HDT electric taxis park at the event venue at the launch of the HDT Electric Taxi held in Singapore on Feb. 24, 2017. Singapore's Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Friday witnessed the official launch of the first batch of HDT electric and eco-friendly taxis, powered by new energy vehicle producer BYD Co Ltd. head-quartered in China's Shenzhen. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)

Looking really nice. Spacious and enough space for luggage. Hatchbacks are always a better choice to serve as commercial taxi.

@cnleio

 

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[ahojunk]

Chinese electric buses tap into Australian market
(People's Daily Online) 15:35, March 01, 2017

A BYD electric bus of Carbridge (Li Feng/People's Daily)​

Carbridge, the largest airport bus company in Australia, recently signed an agreement with Chinese company BYD for the procurement of 40 electric buses.

In the second half of 2016, six 12-meter-long BYD electric buses joined the Carbridge fleet for a trial operation. The performance of the buses exceeded expectations; their level of comfort, excellent air-conditioning system and energy-saving features won positive feedback from passengers and company leadership alike.

"BYD's products and technologies are undoubtedly the best in the world, and this is why we chose BYD buses," Carbridge CEO Luke Todd explained to the People's Daily. "An electric bus costs AU$ 700,000. It is more expensive than diesel buses. But in the long term, it saves 20 percent of cost compared with diesel buses.

“BYD's huge success in the past decade has deeply impressed us. It is one of the best manufacturers of batteries. Through cooperation with us, it opens the Australasian market,” Todd added.

According to Liu Xueliang, an executive at BYD, BYD buses clearly stood out from their British and Indian competitors after rigorous tests over a six-month period.

BYD is not the only Chinese partner of Carbridge. In the past eight years, Carbridge has been cooperating with China’s Xinfa Airport Equipment Co., and is satisfied with the dual-end drive bus the latter manufactures.

As a close observer of Chinese products and manufacturers, Todd said, "I can feel the ambition of Chinese enterprises who are striving to produce the best products. 'Made in China' shows innovative ideas in many aspects."

“BYD buses are running in 240 cities in 50 countries around the world. Based on statistics from labs and trial tests, the buses are very well developed,” Liu explained. “BYD possesses the core technologies of electric vehicles; this is an advantage that many foreign electric car companies don’t have.”

Industry insiders believe BYD’s entry into the Australian market will help to improve the company's image internationally. It may also renew the international market’s perception of Chinese brands.

 

[war&peace]

Well, electric car is a good concept, just that they should not be powered by any sort or form of battery, Battery manufacturing is notoristly dirty, and let's not forget how mining Lithium Oxide itself is another dirty business. People are quite gullible indeed to think Battery Car can change the world, it just doesn't, as long as they uses battery, it never going to be as clean as Hydrogen Fuel cell or even a more efficient internal combustion engine.I mean, at least you can control how a 2000cc (or 2 liters) engine burn their fuel.

and oh my god, I love JC, he had some crazy idea over the time and saying electric car is not good for environment is not one of them, he have that right there.

Electric cars are the future...batteries are becoming more and more efficient, cheaper and long-lasting..now it is up to us ...whether we want to be early adopters of join catch the train when its starts to leave the station..

 

[jhungary]

Electric cars are the future...batteries are becoming more and more efficient, cheaper and long-lasting..now it is up to us ...whether we want to be early adopters of join catch the train when its starts to leave the station..

Electric Car yes, Battery Powered Electric Car, no.

Battery Powered (or so called PEV) is not at all efficient nor was it actually greener than the internal combustion engine. Both Power Generating and Battery Manufacturing are notorisly dirty/heavily polluted. And battery power car require a lot more maintenance than mechanical driven car as well, as the Battery require constant monitoring.

However, the most important issue for Battery Power Car is long recharing time, even with fast charging (not equipped in all electricity station.) You are talking about 2 to 3 hours to fully charge your car, imagine you are outside and you have to be stationary for 2 to 3 hours just to wait for your car to go another 150km?

Until these issue being resolved, Battery Powered Electric car have grim future.

 

[AndrewJin]

Electric cars are the future...batteries are becoming more and more efficient, cheaper and long-lasting..now it is up to us ...whether we want to be early adopters of join catch the train when its starts to leave the station..

Yes, electric cars are already practical in driving in the city and suburbs.

Many Chinese cities are completely switching to electric buses.
BYD is also exporting electric buses to the entire world.

 

[TaiShang]

Yes, electric cars are already practical in driving in the city and suburbs.

Many Chinese cities are completely switching to electric buses.
BYD is also exporting electric buses to the entire world.

I think Beijing and Shanghai both set a timetable to make the entire commercial taxi fleet to NE-vehicles.

This means tens of thousands of new demand for automakers such as BYD and BAIC.

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[AndrewJin]

I think Beijing and Shanghai both set a timetable to make the entire commercial taxi fleet to NE-vehicles.

This means tens of thousands of new demand for automakers such as BYD and BAIC.

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Yes，this is an unstoppable trend no matter how b*tches are b*tching around.

For some people from countries where even basic electricity cannot be ensured, it's a wild dream.

 

[Jlaw]

BYD actually make money and continue to invest in r&d. Meanwhile another electric car company has yet to make money, stock price is astronomical and the founder is all talk but yet to make any money for investors.

 

[GS Zhou]

BYD actually make money and continue to invest in r&d. Meanwhile another electric car company has yet to make money, stock price is astronomical and the founder is all talk but yet to make any money for investors.

BYD reports a 5bn RMB net profit in 2016, a 78.63% yoy growth compared to 2015. Although its revenue grows by 29.95% "only".

 

[Jlaw]

BYD reports a 5bn RMB net profit in 2016, a 78.63% yoy growth compared to 2015. Although its revenue grows by 29.95% "only".

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Electric vehicles are the future for growth. Those numbers are good numbers. Only 29℅ growth in revenue ?