BYD: Road to Dominance of Electric Vehicle/Transport

[High.Train]

Good news for BYD.
Hope they open factory too, in Cambodia

 

[onebyone]

CTS Auto, a subsidiary of Chinese giant, will build electric buses in Latin America's third largest economy
Automobile manufacturer CTS Auto, a subsidiary of China’s BYD Co Ltd, plans to invest an initial US$100 million to build electric buses in Argentina, a CTS spokesman said on Monday.

A resolution allowing the company to operate in Argentina also appeared in the official gazette on Monday, as President Mauricio Macri visits China to seek investment.

“Since this government started there have been a lot of changes in place,” CTS spokesman Isaac Attis said in a phone interview. “A different climate has been generated.”

Macri took office in December 2015, ending more than a decade of leftist, interventionist policies in Latin America’s third-largest economy and declaring Argentina open for business.

BYD, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, specializes in electric and plug-in petrol-electric hybrid vehicles.

The government resolution said CTS Auto should start building an vehicle plant within 180 days and should be producing before January 1, 2019.


http://www.atimes.com/article/unit-chinas-byd-invest-us100-million-argentina/

 

[Han Patriot]

BYD is a great example of core technology helping a company to grow exponentially. Without her own iron phosphate lithium technology, BYD would just be a chassis maker.

 

[TaiShang]

BYD is a great example of core technology helping a company to grow exponentially. Without her own iron phosphate lithium technology, BYD would just be a chassis maker.

Very well said. If you look at present day European and US automakers, they all have an innovative core, an advantage they build on. Like Citroen. One such advantage may be enough to build a reputation on and then move forward. Electric vehicle technologies is a frontier industry and offers a greater chance for BYD to excel at.

 

[cirr]

City of St. Albert Receives Its First 3 Electric Buses from BYD, Electrifying 10% of Fleet in 2017

May 25th, 2017 by Kyle Field

The City of St. Albert just took delivery on the first three electric buses BYD has delivered to Canada. The three BYD K9 buses are the first installment of the order of a total of seven electric buses for the city. The order represents a conversion of a full 10% of the city’s bus fleet to electric, which will be fulfilled by the end of the year and shows its commitment to migrating its fleet to next-generation fuels.



The arrival of the new buses was commemorated with a ceremony attended by city officials, BYD representatives, media personnel, and local citizens. The City of St. Albert led the nation in its initial testing of the BYD K9 35′ bus.

The order is a clear statement that Canadian customers have confidence that BYD’s electric buses — and maybe more importantly, its battery technology — are robust enough to perform in the extreme cold weather in these cities, which gets as low as -35°C in the winter.

Last year, the City of Edmonton tested two BYD K9 electric buses head to head against two brand new diesel buses and found that the electric buses were more reliable in the extremely cold temperatures. That’s worth restating … the electric buses were more reliable than their diesel counterparts that use technology that has been refined over more than 100 years.

Building on this foundation of testing, BYD is seeing solid traction in the country, with 4 clients locked in and discussions underway with many more. It is worth spotlighting just how ironic it is that the province of Alberta is also a major producer of oil. The balance between jobs and industry and the future of our climate and clean air is a difficult one to strike and it is encouraging to see provinces like Alberta take such a bold stance for the future.

At his speech at the event, the Provincial Minister of Transportation & Infrastructure Brian Mason called the delivery of the electric buses “a historic moment for Canadian transportation and the environment.” Mason started his career back in the City of Edmonton as a bus driver, which makes the statement especially powerful.

Electric buses are not only being pushed locally, but also at the national level. Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has led the charge to approve large chunks of funding for public transportation through the “Public Transportation Infrastructure Fund” (PTIF), which has secured $3.4 billion for public transit in order “to improve and expand public transit systems across Canada.” The ultimate goal of PTIF is to essentially lubricate the gears of the economy of the country: “These investments will help to shorten commute times, cut air pollution, strengthen communities and grow Canada’s economy.”

Electrifying transit in the country is also a big step towards Trudeau’s promise to make Canada a global leader on Environmental Protection & Climate Change. This is especially important to the region in light of the Trump administration’s appointment of long-time EPA critic Scott Pruitt to head up the agency that he has sued numerous times over the years.

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/05/25/city-st-albert-receives-first-byd-buses/

 

[TaiShang]

BYD delivers 1st electric bus to US state of New Mexico
Xinhua, August 10, 2017

Chinese automobile manufacturer BYD, the world's largest manufacturer of electric vehicles, Tuesday delivered its first all-electric bus to the City of Albuquerque in New Mexico, the United States, according to a press release.

The delivery comes one year after the City of Albuquerque announced it had chosen BYD as its manufacturer. It was agreed that a total of 20 buses will be handed over to the city by the end of 2017.

The all-electric articulated transit bus will operate along the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART).

The selection of electric buses makes the ART project more sustainable for Albuquerque's future, said Mayor Richard Berry.

"Careful deliberation has gone into the selection process, and it was found that these buses are the best fit with the most dynamic benefits for the City of Albuquerque," the mayor said.

Macy Neshati, vice president of BYD Heavy Industries, said "ART has taken the lead by making the responsible choice with electric zero-emission buses," calling on other agencies to follow suit to meet their "most important fiscal and environmental objectives."

According to the press release, the BYD buses are expected to help ART save costs on fuel and maintenance, and contribute to the improvement of the air quality.

http://china.org.cn/business/2017-08/10/content_41385721.htm

 

[cnleio]

Start 2017 ... all BYD family car will has the "Dragon Face" (Audi former design director joint BYD), whatever u like or not China Automobile Industry will become next "China Mobile Phone" and widely export。

 

[Nilgiri]

Start 2017 ... all BYD family car will has the "Dragon Face" (Audi former design director joint BYD), whatever u like or not China Automobile Industry will become next "China Mobile Phone" and widely export。

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Looks good. They could improve the front intake grill design a bit more to look better with rest of the aesthetics on the front. Looks a bit too industrial and generic.

BTW, any latest figures for China passenger car exports with engine power spread and how many are electric, hybrid, conventional etc?

 

[TaiShang]

BYD chases 30% of e-bus market in North America
China Daily, October 12, 2017

BYD Co Ltd is eyeing a 30 percent share of the electric-bus market in North America after expanding its manufacturing facility in the United States.

The addition of a new wing to the existing facility in Lancaster, Los Angeles County, quadruples the floor space to nearly 138,000 square meters.

It will also mean the Chinese automaker will be able to produce 1,500 electric buses a year, the equivalent of 30 percent of the total market in North America.

But that is unlikely to happen for a few years, according to Andy Swanton, vice-president at BYD Motors, the US arm of BYD.

The facility, which the company stressed is the largest of its kind in North America, also supports research and development, and assembly for BYD's electric medium-and heavy-duty trucks among other product lines.

"We have a local engineering team based in Lancaster responsible for the concept of our vehicles. We also work with our overseas engineering groups specializing in individual components," Swanton said.

"So we leverage the expertise from global engineers to design new vehicles. To date, we've developed seven individual products for North America, and that has all been led by the team in Lancaster."

The company also builds prototypes at the facility and does all the testing, validation and certifications necessary to sell products in North America.

BYD has delivered 137 electric buses in the US and Canada since 2013, including more than 75 delivered this year.

The Lancaster facility is producing an additional 300 buses based on orders.

The annual capacity before the expansion is 150 buses with a single shift, and the company will use the additional space for electric-truck production in the short term, Swanton said.

The trucks incorporate the same core components that are used in BYD buses and vehicles. By the end of the year, the company expects to deliver 70 electric trucks to 15 customers in North America, with orders for more than 140 trucks, according to Swanton.

"The electric-vehicle market in North America is here to stay, and it's growing fast. That's the reason for continued investment here in Lancaster," a BYD spokesperson said.

 

[AndrewJin]

Start 2017 ... all BYD family car will has the "Dragon Face" (Audi former design director joint BYD), whatever u like or not China Automobile Industry will become next "China Mobile Phone" and widely export。

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Looks awesome....

BYD is so aggressive in this future sector....

 

[cirr]

BYD's brand new Midibus wins first European order

2017-10-20 09:57 Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping

Connexxion, a large public transport company in the Netherlands, has announced Thursday to order 21 units of China's BYD's brand new Midibus, which will make its debut at the six-day Busworld Europe (Kortrijk) in Belgium.

The Dutch company told media that the new model of BYD's Midibus, a classification of single-decker minibuses which are larger than a traditional minibus but smaller than a full-size single decker, will be put into service in the northern part of North Holland, a province in the northwest of the Netherlands.

The new fleet will deliver a service in largely rural areas during the daytime, Connexxion revealed before the opening of the show, which will kick off on Friday and conclude on Oct. 25.

BYD Company Ltd is a leading high-tech muntinational company based in Shenzhen in southern China.

The deal is believed to be one of BYD's largest orders for heavy duty pure electric midibuses in Europe and is certainly the first significant one to be placed by a Dutch operator.

Eric van Eijndhoven, Managing Director of Public Transport for Connexxion, said: "We chose BYD due to its proven and leading electric bus and battery technology. We are delighted to be the first user of this important new model and know our passengers will enjoy the new levels of green performance the buses will deliver ".

Isbrand Ho, BYD Europe's Managing Director, said: "This is a great news which confirms the attractiveness of our new model which brings big bus features to the midibus sector."

He added: "This is a real bus with all the reliable, heavy duty features operators expect but smaller than our other ebuses and of course totally emissions free".

The Midibuses ordered by Connexxion have an overall length of 8.75m, two doors and have seats for 26 passengers (with a total capacity of about 50).

Delivery of the Midibuses and the start of operation are scheduled in the summer of 2018.

The Busworld Europe (Kortrijk), which was initiated in 1971, is the world's biggest B2B bus and coach exhibition.

http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/10-20/277760.shtml

 

[AndrewJin]

China's Electric Bus Producer Aims High
after Opening Production Base in Hungary

 

[cirr]

As a matter of fact, Yutong is a MUCH bigger electric bus maker than BYD

Chinese-made electric bus marks milestone in Cuban public transit

2017-11-30 13:16

Xinhua Editor: Feng Shuang

A singular green bus manufactured by a Chinese company has been circulating the streets of Havana for several days, marking a milestone in Cuba's history of public transportation.

The electric bus was brought over by China's Yutong to reduce Cuba's dependence on fossil fuels, which is part of a national plan to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Starting Monday, it went into service covering one of the city's main routes, the 22.5-km Route 18, taking passengers through the capital's populous areas like Cerro, downtown Havana and Old Havana.

The wide-bodied 12-meter-long vehicle offers a comfortable ride with 36 seats and a roomy interior that can accommodate up to 51 standing commuters.

In Cuba's sometimes steamy tropical weather, it is the only urban bus in Havana with air conditioning.

"It's really a magnificent bus. It has air conditioning and we have to take care of it so that it lasts. I think it's a good initiative," first-time passenger Leonardo Wong told Xinhua.

The bus can move at 70 km/h, and has a suspension system and tires adapted to the capital's roads, some of which are in poor condition.

"It's electric, so there will be less smoke and pollution in the city. So it's perfect that it has entered into service and hopefully there will be more like it in the future," said Luis Paredes, a regular commuter of the route.

The vehicle has a charging station, also supplied by the bus maker. The charging station's 380-volt generator was specially adapted in Cuba by Chinese experts.

According to Jorge Luis Leon, technical director of the Havana transportation company, the fully-charged batteries have an eight-year guarantee and allow the bus to travel between 250 and 300 km, enough to complete up to 11 round trips on the current route.

"This electric bus, the first in the country, has magnificent operating conditions from an ecological point of view, because it emits zero gases into the atmosphere and meets the Cuban government's pledge to protect the environment," said the executive.

Over the next nine months, his company and the Cuban Transportation Management Research Center will assess the vehicle's technical performance and cost savings to determine the feasibility of its use in other bus routes in Havana.

"In the future ...it could lead to the purchase of more buses of this type for the country," Leon said.

Bus driver Daniel Rios, a 25-year veteran, is Cuba's first "ecological driver," chosen by Yutong to drive the island's first electric bus.

Among the features he most appreciates is the ergonomic seat, which has a digital memory of a driver's weight, so it can adopt the same height and position when used again.

Another well-liked feature is the rear-view mirror, which is covered by an electric heating membrane that resists fogging up during a rain.

"The benefits make the trip more comfortable, more bearable, less stressful for the passenger and even for the driver. The driver's work is humanized a lot," said Rios.

Fang Mingliang, Yutong's representative in Cuba, is optimistic that once the feasibility test is concluded, more electric buses will join transit fleets across Cuba.

"We believe that with the gradual economic development of Cuba and according to the demand of the Cuban people, in the future they can buy more electric or hybrid buses and this will help to save fossil fuels and contribute to the environment in this country," Fang said.

http://www.ecns.cn/2017/11-30/282734.shtml

 

[TaiShang]

BYD deliveries surge on plug-in hybrids, new gasoline MPV

Automotive News China | 2018/2/13

Sales at BYD Co., China’s largest electric vehicle maker, jumped 47 percent from a year earlier to 42,159 last month on demand for plug-in hybrids and a new multipurpose vehicle.

In January, the company’s sales of plug-in hybrids and EVs totaled 7,141 vehicles, nearly 11 times the figure a year earlier.

The sales surge was driven by BYD’s three plug-in hybrids -- the Qin compact sedan and the plug-in hybrid versions of the Tang and Song crossovers.

Last month, the three plug-in hybrid models combined to generate sales of 7,109.

BYD sold 39 EVs comprised of sedans, crossovers and buses during the month.

In January, sales of the company’s gasoline models jumped 25 percent to 35,008 thanks to the strong volume generated by the new MPV, the Song MAX.

Deliveries of the Song MAX, a seven-seat vehicle, reached 15,068 last month. It went on sale in September with a starting price of 79,900 yuan ($12,683).

BYD, based in the south China city of Shenzhen, is listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong.