BYD Unveils World’s First Battery Electric Coach Bus
BYD Motors Inc. has officially unveiled the world’s first long range, 100% battery electric over-the-road coach bus.
Named the BYD C9, it is a two-axle, 40′ coach with the seating capacity to carry 47 people at highway speed for over 190 miles. The BYD C9 is the first of three 100% battery electric coaches the company will launch globally this year.
The other two, a 45′ three-axle coach named the C10 and a 23′ coach with executive and transport configurations named the C6 will be arriving by the end of 2015, and BYD sales managers at the 2015 UMA Expo were adamant about the fact they are taking orders for all three of the coaches starting now.
“Last year, BYD pulled away from the competition in the transit space when they launched a 30′ low floor bus and a 60′ articulated bus in addition to their 40′ bus making them the only electric bus builder with multiple offerings. This year the launch of three coach buses puts BYD on a level with no other bus or coach OEM,” noted BYD Coach & Bus Vice President of Sales, Macy Neshati.
BYD Motors Inc. is an American manufacturing company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of BYD Company Ltd, the largest domestic auto-manufacturer and electric-bus manufacturer in China.
BYD is a publicly traded company, with the Hong Kong listed stock 60% of which is owned by U.S. investors, and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway as the largest single shareholder at 9.9%. BYD Motors established its headquarters
Category: Buses, Electric Vehicles
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