Chinese fully electric taxis put into service in Brussels

[jkroo]

They should bring in Pakistan. The electricity is not the problem we can manage to develop charging stations at home with solar panels on roof and more over China can help Pakistan in developing 2 N-Reactors of 1.5GW each in South-East and South-West of Karachi with Middle Eastern investment which will further help us out.

It's always good to get ready as earlier as possible for future and protect environment with economy development.

I still think there are some problems need to be solved in this field.

1. Energy storage capacities that ensure safety and efficiency (more energy be carried).

2. Charging system is not efficient for everyday use. (less time)

3. Cost of power battery production. The cost is very high for now and production is limited. BYD's production is around 2.5 GW this year and will be enlarged to 5 GW next year if I remember correctly.

Currently, new energy vehicle's technology is developing very fast (material for energy storage, charging method etc. ) in China but we still need to invest more in the industry.

 

[Keel]

BYD's mobile charging station (vehicle)

 

[black-hawk_101]

I think one thing they can add is a quality solar roof that can generate some electricity from sun in day time.

 

[jkroo]

I think one thing they can add is a quality solar roof that can generate some electricity from sun in day time.

BYD F3DM really have a solar roof, please look at the following photo of F3DM:

This is the first generation of BYD technology - DM. But the solar panel disappeared in the second generation technology - DM II. Why? The cost and effiency issues concerned. You should do some caculations.

1. DM II in pure electricity drive mode 1kwh energy can drive around 6.2 - 7km.

2. Electricity generated by solar panel depends on the square of solar panel and weather. A solar panel with 2 square meters can generate energy of 0.3kwh per hour which can drive a car for 1.8 - 2.1km.

3. To use solar panel, you should add a solar panel to a car which weight around 25kg, a solar inverter weight around 2kg and other modules. It will decrease the power efficiency.

4. A model of BYD QIN weight around 1.7 tons that cannot add more to it.

If we find more efficient materials to generate electricity. It will be a good news to every driver to dirve a new energy car and decrease most of the operation cost.

 

[TaiShang]

Rotterdam Taxi Center plans to buy more BYD e6 cars

A BYD e6 Electric taxi made in China is in charging on a street in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Oct. 20, 2014. According to Sjaak de Winter, Director of Rotterdam Taxi Center, the company is considering to purchase more BYD e6 cars after around one year's trial time with many positive feedback.(Xinhua/Pan Zhi)

Sjaak de Winter (L), Director of Rotterdam Taxi Center, talks about BYD e6 Electric taxi made in China with the taxi driver Kris at a charging station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Oct. 20, 2014. According to Sjaak de Winter, the company is considering to purchase more BYD E6 cars after around one year's trial time with many positive feedback.(Xinhua/Pan Zhi)

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

 

[TaiShang]

Germany? How pleasant a sight!

 

[Keel]

Germany? How pleasant a sight!

Belgium flags my friend! I have mixed them up many times in the past too.

 

[Aepsilons]

Really impressive work ! Congratulations China !

 

[Rashid Mahmood]

Germany? How pleasant a sight!

Belgium

Germany

 

[Shishike]

They should bring in Pakistan. The electricity is not the problem we can manage to develop charging stations at home with solar panels on roof and more over China can help Pakistan in developing 2 N-Reactors of 1.5GW each in South-East and South-West of Karachi with Middle Eastern investment which will further help us out.

The electricity will not be a issue in the coming future, Pakistan will have several nuclear plants.

 

[TaiShang]

China's BYD beats Renault, Nissan in Brussels electric taxi bid

BYD e6 cars used as taxis in Hong Kong. Brussels' taxi drivers have now chosen the EV because of its long range.


October 16, 2014 21:43 CET
PARIS (Bloomberg) -- European Union officials in Brussels can now shuttle between policy meetings without burning fuel, thanks to a new fleet of electric-powered taxis made in China.

Shenzhen-based BYD Co. was the big winner in the city's first tender for emission-free taxis in the EU's de facto capital, beating Renault and Nissan.

Of the 50-car order for battery-powered taxis, local operators bought 34 of BYD's e6 model, the Chinese manufacturer said in a statement.

"I'd rather have chosen a European brand than a Chinese one of course," Luigi Marrocco, chief executive officer of Taxis Bleus, one of the two biggest taxi companies in Brussels, said. "But when it comes to size, comfort and range, BYD was clearly above Nissan and Renault."

The deal is a blow for Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of both Renault and Nissan, who has struggled to find buyers for the group's Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf electric vehicles.

For BYD, it's the biggest taxi order so far in Europe. The company has 20 taxis in London and a "small number" in Rotterdam, it said. BYD's e6 has a range of 300km (190 miles), double the 150km that Renault's Zoe can drive before needing to recharge.

Taxis Bleus, which operates 320 cabs in Brussels, bought 13 BYD e6 cars, one Renault Zoe and three Nissan Leafs, Marrocco said. He rejected Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model S as too expensive.

Four-year return

While the 48,000 euro ($61,000) price tag for the BYD car is more expensive than conventional vehicles, the fuel savings offset the additional cost over the course of about four years, said Marc Debont, a spokesman for the Brussels regional government. Bidding for operating the zero-emission vehicles was one of the few ways to gain new licenses in the city, where about 1,300 taxis are in operation.

"We are delighted to have assisted in bringing these zero-emission BYD vehicles to our taxi fleet," Pascal Smet, minister for mobility and public works in the Brussels region, said in BYD's statement. "They will help contribute to our efforts to reduce air pollution in our city and of course to demonstrate to our citizens the value of electric vehicles."

 

[Ajatashatru]

I am truly amazed to see the extent to which countries like Belgium and Netherlands have taken the fight against pollution.

Other countries of the world should learn from these small European countries and do some real work rather than just making big speeches at international forums.