Transit agencies need to transition their bus fleets to electricity ASAP. The Biden administration knows that and is trying to help. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced Low or No Emission (Low-No) Program grants totaling $180 million to charge up that transition to electric buses. But who wants to … [continued]
BYD completed a 10-day trial operation of an autonomous driving bus earlier this month at Tokyo Haneda Airport. BYD partnered with All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is Japan’s largest airline, to complete the trial operation. The bus is BYD’s first autonomous-driving bus. The next step is to put it into … [continued]
We’ve been covering electric buses for many years, but I think this is the first time we’re writing about Olectra Greentech Limited. And it’s with regards to some big news. The company has reportedly secured an order for 350 electric buses in India. That said, in case you didn’t catch … [continued]
Build Your Dreams (BYD) reached another landmark just last month in its ongoing expansion in Europe. In January, BYD confirmed its first fleet order of nine pure-electric BYD 12-meter buses in Romania. The Municipality of Buzău placed the order, and Transbus Buzău will operate the new electric buses in the … [continued]
We recently reported that a stunning 470 BYD electric buses were headed to Bogotá, Colombia. That was apparently the warmup act. BYD has now been selected to provide the city with 1,002 more electric buses. This comes from winning an open tender the city put out.
Last week, Build Your Dreams (BYD), which manufactures electric buses in California, China, and elsewhere and is headquartered in China, announced inaugural members of its “Million Mile Club,” which is made up of U.S. transit services that have logged over one million miles in their zero-emissions BYD battery-electric buses.
Electric bus adoption shows no signs of slowing down. We regularly share stories of transit authorities buying another batch of electric buses, and it’s happening all over the world. Most recently, we got some big orders. Berlin, Germany, added 90 electric buses and Bogota, Colombia, added 470.
Two recent news stories show that larger electric vehicles like buses and cargo vans are still a growing segment globally. An established electric bus builder recently delivered its first cargo box van, while hundreds of buses just went into service in the Netherlands.
Electric buses are flowing across Europe, with record order after record order. Finland now has a fresh record for electric bus orders within its borders, with transit agency Nobina ordering 106 electric buses from BYD.
BYD has been a global leader in electric bus sales for a decade. It has sold more electric buses in the United States than any other company. Also, despite being a Chinese company, it has a factory in California.
