Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Selects BYD 40-foot Bus
Feb 28, 2014
The Karnataka State Minister of Transportation - Ramalinga Reddy, representatives from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), and BYD Company Ltd. all gathered for the launch of a brand new program soon to change the skies of Bangalore, forever. Often referred to as the âSilicon Valleyâ of India ... Continue reading
Southeast Asia's Largest Zero-Emissions Electric Bus Order Awarded to BYD
Feb 11, 2014
-Malaysia's Prasarana Transit has announced that BYD Co. Ltd. won the bid to supply 15 new battery electric transit buses. As Malaysia first, as well as Southeast Asia's largest electric bus public bidding project, BYD beat out competitors from around the world for this historic project. The 15 electric buses will be o ... Continue reading
BYD Collaborates with I2R on Autonomous Vehicle Research
Feb 4, 2014
A*STARâs Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Co. Ltd., one of China's largest companies specializing in battery technologies, has signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors. The joint laboratory will leverage I2Râs in-depth vehicle expertise in i ... Continue reading
Zero-emissions, Electric Chauffeur Fleet Four Years Ahead of London Deadlin
Jan 29, 2014
BYD has teamed up with Thriev to provide twenty (20) BYD e6 electric sedans for Londonâs emission-free, chauffeur fleet -- vehicles officially launch on Feb 3rd, 2014. Last month, the Mayor of London announced that from January 1st, 2018 and forward, all new taxis would need to be zero-emissions in order to receiv ... Continue reading
Coobus and Consorcio to Launch Zero-Emissions Electric Buses in Conjunction with BYD
Jan 18, 2014
In ceremonies that were a part of Colombia’s Green Public Transportation Initiative this week, Coobus and BYD Company Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for 260 , 12-meter (40-foot), battery-electric buses and a second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Consorcio Express and BYD to p ... Continue reading
Jan 9, 2014
BYD and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) have concluded a pilot test on a BYD 40-foot, zero-emissions, battery-electric bus. The test period was from Aug 25th to Oct 25th totaling two months in service and the final report data has been summarized for distribution. âThe general purpose of t ... Continue reading
Most Popular Cars and Trucks USA in 2013
Dec 31, 2013
2013 was the year of the full-size truck, according to new car shoppers on AutoTrader.com®. Trucks made up nearly half of the top 20 most popular new vehicles on the site this year, including three of the top five. Aligning with its longstanding status as the best-selling vehicle in the U.S., the Ford F-150 retained i ... Continue reading
BYD announces 18 meter All-Battery-Electric BRT Bus
Dec 24, 2013
]-During Mobility and Transport 2013 Conference held in Bogota this year, global bus manufacturer BYD announced the 2014 production of the worldâs first, long-range, 18 meter (60 foot), articulated all-battery-electric transit bus (video link of BYD prototype provided with release). Similar to other buses that BYD ... Continue reading
AVTA Awards Contract for Electric Buses
Dec 24, 2013
Today, the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) announced the purchase of two 40-foot, battery-electric buses as part of its clean bus initiative. The buses have been funded through a generous grant arranged by Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich to support an electric bus demonstration project in the ... Continue reading
LA-Area Transit Officials Tout Electric Bus Company BYD 'Breakthrough Technology'
Dec 16, 2013
Los Angeles area transit officials, in a national telephonic press conference, today praised BYD, a U.S. company owned by a parent company in China, for its electric bus technology, which they described as âclean, silent, and efficient.â âThe technology of this BYD bus system is truly break-through, espe ... Continue reading
BYD Recognized by World Intellectual Property Organization for Industry Leading Innovation
Nov 26, 2013
BYD Company Ltd. has been awarded the 2013 WIPO â SIPO âOutstanding Patent Innovation and Industrial Designâ medal. Presented by Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), these awards recognize BYD as Chinaâs most innovative company. However, these accom ... Continue reading
BYD Wins ATTI Crash Test Facility of the Year
Nov 18, 2013
BYD Ltd Company has been named â2013 Crash Test Facility of the Yearâ by Automotive Testing Technology International, marking a major milestone for BYD Auto. âWhen deciding on BYD for âCrash Test Facility of the Yearâ, the judges were impressed with some of the state-of-the-art equipment, such ... Continue reading
BYD Response to LAANE Protest in Los Angeles
Oct 31, 2013
BYD is perplexed by the misinformation being spread by Madeline Janisâ advocacy group, LAANE. BYD has been in a standard product testing phase in accordance with regulatory guidelines. We have just received customer approval to start manufacturing our green technology buses, and look forward to hiring more Califor ... Continue reading
Aruba's ARUBUS unveils a BYD 12 meter, 60 passenger bus
Oct 14, 2013
Arubaâs Minister of Transportation Otmar Oduber, Minister of Finance Mike de Meza, and ARUBUS Director Teo Croes unveiled the first long-range, all-electric, ZERO emissions bus in the Caribbean at a ceremony held in conjunction with the GREEN ARUBA Conference and the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF). The 12 ... Continue reading
Electric Buses Complete Testing Program in Columbia
Sep 19, 2013
The Sistemas Sustentables and ISSRC have released third-party test results from Bogota Columbia announcing the BYD electric bus Andino-12 (the 40 foot BYD all-electric bus) had successfully concluded two weeks of intensive testing and evaluation. The general purpose of the program was to carry out operational testing t ... Continue reading
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