February 22nd, 2018 | by Jesper Berggreen
The northern region of Denmark has ordered 3 hydrogen fuel cell powered buses, at an expected price tag of almost $1 million each. In itself that is a very high cost compared to a standard Chinese BYD K9 electric bus at about $500,000, but what strikes me more is the chosen headline in the country's respected national news media: "The future is here: the country's first hydrogen buses are coming."
January 25th, 2018 | by James Ayre
The China-based auto manufacturer BYD has been expanding internationally in recent years quite a bit, with the most recent news on that front being that a deal has been struck that will see the old city of Alexandria granted its first electric buses
November 12th, 2017 | by Nicolas Zart
You are definitely living under a rock if you haven't heard that many cities in China are suffering from record-breaking pollution levels. If you're a hardcore regular of CleanTechnica, you also know that electric buses have been selling like hotcakes in China. The EV-loving city Shenzhen is taking it one step further. In Shenzhen, electric buses will make up all public bus transportation by the end of this year, primarily BYD electric buses
October 26th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
Kansas City Airport became the first airport to integrate fully electric shuttles for passenger service today as it took delivery of four BYD 30 foot electric coaches
October 24th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
BYD has officially joined a global push for "Soot-Free" cities. Note of interest: As a leader in electric bus production, BYD has the potential to play a key role in cleaning up surface air by supplying buses that replace dirty diesel-fired transit buses around the world
October 7th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
BYD held the Grand Opening of Phase 3 of its Lancaster Bus and Coach Factory expansion on October 6th, 2017, with numerous company officials, dignitaries, and employees on hand to celebrate. CleanTechnica joined in the fun as well
August 4th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
The City of Los Angeles is serious about its commitment to combating climate change. It is adding hundreds of electric cars to its municipal fleet and making plans that will allow low-income residents to dump their older cars with high emissions for cleaner cars. It is promoting many miles of bike paths. And the Los Angeles county public transportation system, known as the Metro, has just inked a deal with BYD to buy 60 electric buses for its fleet
April 18th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
BYD continues its global charge into new cleantech markets at a breakneck pace. Following news of a new electric bus assembly factory in France and a full-blown factory in Hungary, BYD announced that it is expanding its operations in Campinas, Brazil, which originally opened in 2015. The company is adding a solar photovoltaic factory and an electric bus chassis assembly factory
March 29th, 2017 | by Rogier van Rooij
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is incrementally electrifying transportation on, from, and to the aviation hub. Being the largest airport in the Netherlands and the 3rd largest player in Europe, with 63.6 million passengers handled in 2016, Schiphol has expressed an ambition to become the most sustainable airport in the world. An important means of reaching this goal is by switching over to electric drivetrains for vehicles operating on the airport itself, as well as for transportation of passengers to and from Schiphol Airport
March 5th, 2017 | by Cynthia Shahan
The use of two newly acquired, clean, quiet, all-electric buses is starting in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. The Sierra Club reports that the BYD electric buses coming to St. Pete and other locations in Pinellas County will run as often as possible this year so that more people can experience them and their emissions-cutting potential is maximized
February 14th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
Carbridge, the onsite provider of airport ground transportation services for the Sydney Airport, announced that it has placed orders for 40 more pure electric buses from BYD. The contract was finalized at the end of January — just 3 months after the first BYD Electric Blu bus was first put to use at the Sydney Airport
January 11th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The China-based electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has secured a new contract to supply Argentina with 50 electric buses, following a bidding process launched there by the country's Ministry of Environment. The company apparently beat out 5 other bidders to win the contract
January 4th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The city of Nottingham in England has added 13 brand new electric BYD buses to its previous fleet of 45 electric buses, and has converted 2 park-and-ride services to zero-emissions services, according to recent reports
November 4th, 2016 | by James Ayre
BYD recently landed a big prize in the nascent but highly competitive electric bus market. It won the 2016 Electric Bus of the Year Award by the Los Angeles Sustainability Coalition, as announced at a recent event celebrating sustainability efforts in the region, according to an email sent to EV Obsession and CleanTechnica
October 14th, 2016 | by James Ayre
The China-based electric bus and passenger vehicle manufacturer BYD will be opening a new small-scale electric bus manufacturing plant in [&hellip
September 21st, 2016 | by James Ayre
The Chinese firm BYD, one of the top electric vehicle manufacturers in the world (#1 in terms of overall plug-in [&hellip
September 20th, 2016 | by James Ayre
Central London’s first two all-electric bus routes will be running by the end of 2016, supported by a fleet of [&hellip
