Originally published in the ECOreport. Forget all the hassle in the United States, the BYD Electric Transit Bus has just earned Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) Certification and been placed on the “Vehicle Manufacturers Registry” with Transport Canada. According to their news release, this is supposed to include “several standards” that … [continued]
Originally published on the ECOreport. BYD’s electric buses have set a European record, travelling 325km (202 miles) on a single charge, at the end of which they still had 8% of battery charge remaining. This exceeds the 310 km record, with 31% of charge remaining, that BYD set last year … [continued]
Present-day Turkey is at a midpoint for change in many directions. Being a cultural intersection (with stirring Turkish politics), Turkey is energized and is culturally and artistically engaging. One positive note is Turkey’s shift towards making changes toward sustainable solutions. In metropolitan areas, this vibrant county already employs one of … [continued]
Editor’s Note: we’ve been covering BYD’s cost-competitive electric bus for a long time now, and have enthusiastically shared news of many small orders, but orders totaling 1,800 electric buses is huge. Let’s hope we see more such orders soon. Originally published on the ECOreport. Build Your Dreams’ (BYD) sale … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. BYD’s electric buses can run for an impressive 30 or so hours straight in between charges, based on the results of a pilot test performed in New York City last year during the months of August–October. Charging to full capacity took, roughly, 3–4 hours, and … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. Adding on to other successful pilots of BYD’s battery-electric bus, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) just completed a successful pilot of the BYD bus. This electric bus from BYD reportedly has a range of 140–155 miles on a single charge, and it is supposed to … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. As I wrote last week, BYD was the only company that met Barcelona’s specifications for an electric bus pilot program in the city. The company is clearly a leader in the electric bus realm. A couple of recent announcements further that point. Praise From Los … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. The experience of Barcelona’s leading transit agency, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB), provides an excellent comparison of the key difference between battery-electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles, a difference that exists today and will exist indefinitely. TMB has been a member of Europe’s Hydrogen Bus Alliance for … [continued]
The first all-electric, zero emissions bus in the whole of the Caribbean was recently unveiled at at a ceremony in Aruba by the country’s Minister of Transportation, Otmar Oduber, and ARUBUS Director Teo Croes. The 40-foot-long bus, manufactured by BYD Company Limited, represents the first step in the realization of … [continued]
Before checking out the EV news and bike news below, of course, be sure to check out our own EV & bike stories if you haven’t seen them all. After you’ve done that, here are 8 more EV stories, 11 more bike stories, and two other clean transportation stories. Enjoy … [continued]
