EMT MADRID –Order for 20 BYD Electric Buses to follow 45 Deliveries over Previous 12 Months

For the third time in succession, Madrid’s principal public transport operator, EMT Madrid, has placed a fleet order with the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer, BYD. The order is for 20 new 40-foot BYD electric buses […]

BYD Offers Assistance with Federal Grant Applications

LOS ANGELES, CALIF. (2/23/2021) – The Federal Transit Administration recently announced $180 million will be available through its competitive Low or No Emission (Low-No) Program and California-based BYD “Build Your Dreams” stands ready to help transit agencies […]

10 BYD Electric Buses Roll Into Service in Toronto

BYD Canada announced Tuesday that ten zero-emission, 40-foot K9M battery-electric buses will be put into service by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), in Toronto, Ontario. TTC is Canada’s largest and North America’s third largest transit operator. […]

500 Electric Trash Trucks To Roll Out In Shenzhen (China), 200 In Indaiatuba (Brazil)

Originally published on CleanTechnica and on CleanTechnica. 500 Electric Trash Trucks For Shenzhen When BYD moves, the world listens, so when the behemoth new energy company stepped into electric trucks in 2012, it was big news. That […]

Kansas City Airport Gets 4 All-Electric BYD Buses — First Airport In US To Deploy Electric Buses For Passenger Service

BYD has completed delivery of 4 all-electric 30-foot coach buses to the Kansas City International Airport — with the buses now slated to be used as parking lots shuttles, transporting airport patrons to and from airport […]

BYD Partnering With Canadian Province Of Alberta For Development Of “Smarter, Safer Transit Buses”

The Canadian province of Alberta is partnering with the world’s leading all-electric bus firm, BYD, for the development of “smarter, safer transit buses,” according to an email sent to CleanTechnica and EV Obsession. The new framework […]

BYD Gets 1st Electric Bus Order In Canada

BYD continues its push towards dominance of the electrified vehicle market with its first electric bus contract in Canada. The municipality of St. Albert has locked in a contract for a fleet of new 35′ BYD K9 electric buses (concept pictured […]

BYD Going 100% Electric & Hybrid To Save Company

BYD, one of China’s larger automakers, recently announced a new strategic plan to save its ailing company. This follows BYD stock sinking about 75% in the past year. The company has decided to stop producing gas engines and […]

Chinese EV Bus Company BYD Lands $11.5 Million Contract In California

The Chinese company BYD has just landed $11.5 Million dollar bus deal with the South California city of Long Beach. The contract is for ten all-electric buses as well as charging and diagnostic equipment, spare parts, and training. […]