I just wrote about BYD’s 2024 passenger vehicle sales and highlighted trends going back two years via various charts. However, BYD also produces large commercial electric vehicles — electric buses, heavy-duty electric trucks, and more. For two reasons, I decided to split out commercial electric vehicles into this separate article. … [continued]
Starting with a ride-and-drive of made-in-America all-electric trucks to a delivery of a EV truck to a beer brewer and acknowledgement of the gain of CARB’s scoping plant, BYD (Build Your Dreams) was busy through the winter and into the new year. At the Harbor Trucking Association’s Zero-Emission Ride and … [continued]
The Las Cruces City Council has approved the purchase of five BYD buses, BYD announced in a press release. The K8M buses are 35-foot battery-electric buses that will be used for the city’s RoadRUNNER Transit fleet. The K8M is an American-mad transit bus that can seat up to 33 people. … [continued]
BYD has received an order for 24 electric buses for the province of Södermanland’s public transit operator, Nobina.
The University of California Irvine announced that it is acquiring 20 electric buses from BYD for a cool $15 million to electrify its campus shuttle service, the Anteater Express.
RIDE Joins Annapolis officials at Ribbon Cutting welcoming two U.S.-built battery electric buses to Maryland’s Capitol ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — City officials unveiled two RIDE battery electric buses at a ceremony Thursday attended by dignitaries and local transit advocates. RIDE Co-CEO Patrick Duan, joined officials and praised the city for trailblazing … [continued]
India’s Olectra has ordered over 2000 more electric bus chassis from BYD. They will all use BYD’s proven Blade battery technology.
Following up on our report on BYD passenger vehicle sales in February and January–February, let’s have a look at the company’s commercial vehicle sales. First of all are the commercial vehicles that get the most attention — buses. Looking at BYD’s electric bus sales, the volume was pretty low in … [continued]
BYD (Build Your Dreams) continues to help electrify the world. Aside from opening up dozens of markets to cheap electric cars, let’s not forget that the company has been deliveries thousands of electric buses and trucks around the world in recent years. And we won’t forget about that this week, … [continued]
Many are aware of Tesla’s insurance division. It got a lot of publicity, including here on CleanTechnica. But did you know that BYD, the largest plugin vehicle producer in the world*, also now sells its own car insurance? Yes, starting in May 2024, BYD began selling auto insurance as well … [continued]
