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]
Originally published on RenewEconomy What do Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have in common? Apart from being very, very rich, it is a growing interest in battery storage and other “smart” technologies that will redefine the way our electricity grid operates – hopefully to the benefit of the consumer. Gates … [continued]
Bogota, Colombia now boasts the largest EV taxi service in South America. And BYD is the company that has proudly supplied the electric cars. 45 BYD e6 EVs have been put to work on the streets of Bogota, transporting people around cleanly, quietly, and very smoothly (a benefit of EVs … [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]
Naturally, we spent the week covering the top electric car stories of the week — check out those 24 stories here. In addition to those stories, here are 6 more top electric car stories, a bike story, an electric bus story, and a rail story worth a read: Electric Cars … [continued]
The Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD will sell the BYD e6 electric car in the United States, but only to fleet buyers (basically people that buy many cars per order). BYD sold 1,700 plug-in vehicles last year. It fell short of its sales expectations and its share value dropped by … [continued]
Some more top electric car news from the past week or so: Bikes Copenhagenize Index 2013 — Bicycle-Friendly Cities Milan’s Design Week Shows Italian Ebike — Cykno New Bike-Friendly Cities — Texas Instruments, The World Bank Group, & More EVs Two BYD Manufacturing Facilities Launched In Lancaster Mission Motors Teases … [continued]
Not enough EV & bike news for you this week? Here’s a bit more: EVs & Hybrids Nissan Leaf Has Its 2nd-Best Sales Month, Volt Declines Volvo Completes Flywheel Hybrid Tests BYD Going 100% Electric & Hybrid To Save Company Federal Government To Double Hybrid Fleet Video: Rear-Wheel Drive Electric … [continued]
