BYD: Road to Dominance of Electric Vehicle/Transport

[AndrewJin]

BYD reports a 5bn RMB net profit in 2016, a 78.63% yoy growth compared to 2015. Although its revenue grows by 29.95% "only".

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BYD buses are quite expensive abroad.....

 

[AndrewJin]

Sydney Airport Transportation Provider Carbridge Orders 40 More BYD Electric Buses

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.

The 6 BYD Electric Blu buses currently in use at the Sydney Airport

Carbridge’s full fleet is just 200 vehicles, meaning that just a few months into using BYD’s Electric Blu buses, Carbridge was ready to dive head first into an order to upgrade 20% of its fleet to electric buses. Though, the Sydney Airport also ran a trial of BYD electric buses back in 2014.

Overall, this speaks to just how much of a step up electric buses are for fleet operators when they are put to use in commercial service.

Speaking about the new contracts, BYD General Manager of BYD’s Asia Pacific Auto Sales Division, Liu Xueliang said:

“We are the first Chinese company to crack Australia’s electric bus market, having come a long way since the trial of our electric buses at the country’s busiest airport in Sydney in late 2014.”

The BYD Electric Blu bus can haul around a max of 70 passengers and features purpose-built luggage storage racks (as you would expect on a bus at the airport). It has a range of 249 miles (400 kilometers) on a single charge, which is just a bit lower range than the Tesla Model S with an 85 kWh pack.

A BYD electric bus used as part of the initial pilot posing at the famous Sydney harbor.


The fleet of six electric buses currently being used in production at the Sydney Airport cuts an estimated 160 tons of carbon emission per year while also generating less noise pollution.

Scaling that up, the new fleet of 46 BYD buses stands to make a serious dent in the emissions generated by the bus fleet at the airport … though, serious work is still needed to mitigate the real source of emissions from the airport — the planes.

The Carbride fleet also includes the BYD e6 electric SUV, which I had a chance to drive around a few months back. An old BYD press release shows that the e6 was piloted in parallel to the BYD buses at the Sydney Airport back in late 2014 / early 2015.

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/02/1...vider-carbridge-orders-40-byd-electric-buses/

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[cirr]

BYD Continues Electric Taxi Rollout with 100 More EVs

Posted by Lauren Tyler

March 2, 2017



BYD, an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and renewable energy technology company, says it has introduced 100 more electric taxis in Singapore, forming the biggest e-taxi fleet in Southeast Asia.

In addition, the commercial introduction of the pure electric e6 cars also represents the largest investment of its kind by a Chinese electric car manufacturer.

According to BYD, this latest rollout of electric taxis was launched amidst much fanfare from 300 attendees, including the Secretary General of the National Trade Union Congress Chan Chun Sing, diplomats and various BYD representatives. The introduction of the 100 e6 taxis is estimated to save the island state approximately 46,400 tons of carbon emissions a year.

This expansion comes two years after BYD’s fleet of 30 e-taxis first hit the country’s roads in 2014, operated by HDT Holdings, in partnership with the ride-hailing company Grab.

With the customized service of the 30 e-taxi fleet, HDT Holdings got special permission from the local government to run another 100 e-taxis and called up a tender for the fleet. BYD won this tender to provide the 100 e-taxis to HDT based on its global experience in the industry and the previous cooperation with them.

“BYD’s electric cars have become our calling card,” says HDT Holdings General Manager James Ng.

The BYD e6, an all-electric compact crossover/compact MPV, has zero emissions and offers a range of 400 kilometers. There are e6 taxi fleets in China, Colombia, Belgium, the Netherlands, the U.K., and the U.S. (New York and Chicago). BYD’s electric bus and other new energy vehicles have a footprint in 240 cities across 50 countries and regions.

http://ngtnews.com/byd-continues-major-electric-taxi-rollout-with-100-more-evs

 

[SBUS-CXK]

A BYD electric bus of Carbridge (Li Feng/People's Daily)

Carbridge, the largest airport bus company in Australia, recently signed an agreement withChinese company BYD for the procurement of 40 electric buses.

In the second half of 2016, six 12-meter-long BYD electric buses joined the Carbridge fleetfor a trial operation. The performance of the buses exceeded expectations; their level ofcomfort, excellent air-conditioning system and energy-saving features won positivefeedback from passengers and company leadership alike.

"BYD's products and technologies are undoubtedly the best in the world, and this is whywe chose BYD buses," Carbridge CEO Luke Todd explained to the People's Daily. "Anelectric bus costs AU$ 700,000. It is more expensive than diesel buses. But in the longterm, it saves 20 percent of cost compared with diesel buses.

“BYD's huge success in the past decade has deeply impressed us. It is one of the bestmanufacturers of batteries. Through cooperation with us, it opens the Australasianmarket,” Todd added.

According to Liu Xueliang, an executive at BYD, BYD buses clearly stood out from theirBritish and Indian competitors after rigorous tests over a six-month period.

BYD is not the only Chinese partner of Carbridge. In the past eight years, Carbridge hasbeen cooperating with China’s Xinfa Airport Equipment Co., and is satisfied with the dual-end drive bus the latter manufactures.

As a close observer of Chinese products and manufacturers, Todd said, "I can feel theambition of Chinese enterprises who are striving to produce the best products. 'Made inChina' shows innovative ideas in many aspects."

“BYD buses are running in 240 cities in 50 countries around the world. Based on statisticsfrom labs and trial tests, the buses are very well developed,” Liu explained. “BYDpossesses the core technologies of electric vehicles; this is an advantage that many foreignelectric car companies don’t have.”

Industry insiders believe BYD’s entry into the Australian market will help to improve thecompany's image internationally. It may also renew the international market’s perception of Chinese brands.

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0301/c90000-9184186.html

 

[AndrewJin]

 

[rott]

Good news!

 

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[SBUS-CXK]

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I love BYD！

 

[AndrewJin]

I love BYD！

On the inaugural ride, Kerrie Mather, Luke Todd, and Mark Coure MP, were impressed by the vehicle’s performance, quality and silence.

 

[艹艹艹]

https://electrek.co/2017/03/13/byd-all-electric-trucks-yard/
BYD delivers a fleet of all-electric trucks to work in yards in California
Fred Lambert

- Mar. 13th 2017 11:17 am ET
@FredericLambert

ELECTRIC TRUCKS



All-electric trucks are less exciting than passenger cars, but they could have a great impact on emissions from transportation. While we are still a few years away from battery-powered trucks for long-distance transport, truck for short routes and urban transport are already here.

BYD just announced that it started delivering the first vehicles in a fleet of 27 electric yard and service trucks in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.

The China-based company has an electric truck division based in California and they obtained a contract funded in part by the state’s cap-and-trade program to deploy electric trucks in disadvantaged communities.

They started delivering the first 4 of 27 battery-electric trucks, which includes 23 Class 8 yard trucks and four Class 5 service trucks, to operate at Daylight Transport’s facility in the City of Fontana. The rest of the fleet will go to two NSF Railway yards in San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties.

At Daylight Transport, they are installing a 600 kW solar array and with the charging stations on-site, they will be powering their new trucks on sunlight.

Stella Li, president of BYD Motors, said about the announcement:

“With this project, California is proving to critics that clean air and job creation are not mutually exclusive. BYD is proud of its role in this project as the provider of 27 zero-emission, all-electric trucks that are coming from our manufacturing facility in the City of Lancaster, Los Angeles County. Our electric trucks are safe and reliable, and every purchase of a BYD electric truck in California helps support local job creation.”

Those Class 8 trucks are equipped with massive 209 kWh battery packs enabling up to 15 hours of operation between charges and a GCWR capacity of up to 102,000 lbs.






They generally replace diesel trucks:

The yard trucks are also known as utility tractor rigs, yard tractors, yard spotters, yard hostlers, yard mules, or yard goats, and are the most commonly-used, heavy duty vehicles for cargo handling in the freight industry. Conventional yard trucks are powered by diesel engines that operate 24/7/365 at ports, railyards, and warehouses that are located within or adjacent to residential areas. The service trucks are diesel-powered medium duty trucks that are used to service all of the cargo handling equipment at freight facilities, including yard trucks. The battery-electric alternatives demonstrated in this project are 100% zero-emission and will provide meaningful emissions reductions that will benefit both public health and climate change.

At a reported price tag of $300,000, they are significantly more expensive than their diesel-powered counterparts, but they can save up to $25,000 per year in fuel and maintenance.

It’s only the first generation of those trucks and they are likely to become more competitive over time with better batteries and more options on the market.

BYD’s Class 8 truck brochure:

 

[TaiShang]

Wow, they got the top quality for their dollar.

Win-win.

 

[shjliu]

When I traveled to LA, I saw BYD on a yellowish building.... I wonder if they are going to sell passager car in LA, now I know, they are going to sell BIG TRUCK!!
It is WOW!!!!

 

[cirr]

Suncore launches BYD’s electric bus in Korea

Published: 2017-03-07 16:13
Updated: 2017-03-07 16:13

Suncore said Tuesday it has launched the electric bus “eBUS-12” manufactured by China’s electric-car maker BYD.

The company, in charge of the electric bus’ distribution here, held a launching ceremony attended by officials of the Environment Ministry and relevant industries.

BYD’s eBUS-12 (Suncore)

The eBUS-12 has greatly reduced the costs of maintenance through highly efficient battery that does not have to be exchanged as often as before to last as long as 11 years, Suncore explained. It has also decreased the chances of explosion or catching fire as its lithium iron phosphate battery is more heat-resistant.

“We will work closely with BYD not only to promote the sales of eBUS-12, but to provide rapid and smooth services for the customers,” Suncore said in a statement.

http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170307000902#cb

How many electric buses are running in India? 10?100?

More likely NONE.

 

[AndrewJin]

Suncore launches BYD’s electric bus in Korea

Published: 2017-03-07 16:13
Updated: 2017-03-07 16:13

Suncore said Tuesday it has launched the electric bus “eBUS-12” manufactured by China’s electric-car maker BYD.

The company, in charge of the electric bus’ distribution here, held a launching ceremony attended by officials of the Environment Ministry and relevant industries.

BYD’s eBUS-12 (Suncore)

The eBUS-12 has greatly reduced the costs of maintenance through highly efficient battery that does not have to be exchanged as often as before to last as long as 11 years, Suncore explained. It has also decreased the chances of explosion or catching fire as its lithium iron phosphate battery is more heat-resistant.

“We will work closely with BYD not only to promote the sales of eBUS-12, but to provide rapid and smooth services for the customers,” Suncore said in a statement.

http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170307000902#cb



More likely NONE.

I think their priority might be buying the basic proper diesel buses with A/C.

 

[cirr]

Cape Town to take delivery of 11 electric buses by year-end

24TH MARCH 2017

BY: IRMA VENTER

Cape Town’s fleet of 11 electric buses is scheduled for arrival by the end of 2017 and will be “operating by the beginning of 2018, or sooner”, says Cape Town Transport and Urban Development Authority commissioner Melissa Whitehead.

The buses will be supplied by Chinese green energy firm BYD in a R126-million, three-year deal financed by the City of Cape Town.

BYD has already supplied a number of electric buses worldwide, including 51 buses to the City of London.

Apart from the buses, BYD is also required to provide the City of Cape Town with charging stations for the buses, data management systems, spare parts, technical support, training for the bus drivers and mechanical staff and fleet maintenance services and to replace the batteries when required.

The purpose of the electric MyCiTi buses is to evaluate the benefits of electric buses as an environment friendly, alternative fuel option for the MyCiTi bus leet. The city will also test the overall life cycle cost – including procurement, operation and maintenance – of electric buses, which is said to be half of that of diesel buses, notes Whitehead.

Ten electric buses will be used on the N2 MyCiTi Express in Cape Town. Their competitiveness will be judged relative to ten diesel buses.

The electric buses are required to travel at least 250 km in traffic before the batteries need recharging.

The eleventh BYD bus will, more than likely, be loaned to the City of Windhoek, notes Whitehead. This bus will go on loan to the Namibian city in an exchange programme that will test the electric bus’s viability in the neighbouring country’s capital city.

Mauritius is also mulling the acquisition of an electric bus fleet.

“I am also talking to a number of other Southern African countries to determine their need for electric buses,” says Whitehead.

The aim of these discussions is to stimulate demand for Africa’s first electric bus factory, most likely to be established at the Atlantis Green Technology Industrial Park, in Cape Town, says Whitehead.

BYD chairperson Chuanfu Wang told Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille at the C40 Mayors Summit, held in Mexico in November last year, that the BYD group will establish an electric bus plant in Cape Town.

“BYD is really glad to collaborate with a leading city like Cape Town in your climate action efforts. In the near future, we are planning to establish a local production plant for our electric buses in Cape Town. This is not only to help protect the environment, but will also provide jobs for people in Cape Town,” stated Wang.

It is expected that the plant could open at the end of 2018, says Whitehead.

Various BYD products, including electric buses and renewable-energy products such as solar panels, will also be manufactured at this plant.

BYD already produces solar panels in Durban, but has indicated that the group will close this plant and relocate it to Cape Town.

The Cape Town plant could potentially expand to include forklifts and cars, but only at a later stage, says Whitehead.

BYD is currently working with South Africa’s Busmark to produce the bus bodies for the Cape Town electric bus fleet at 70% local content.

In order to offset the electricity consumed by the electric buses, which is largely coal-generated, the City of Cape Town also aims to install solar power at some of its bus and maintenance depots, as well as bus stations.

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/public-transport-2017-03-24