Urban Mobility
A sustainable and strategic solution to counter traffic congestion in cities around the world New energy technology company BYD’s monorail transportation solution SkyRail has launched its first commercial line in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The SkyRail line, housed under China Flower Expo Park in Yinchuan, officially goes into operation on September 1st. SkyRail Urban
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Going Green Langkawi, a popular tourist destination off Malaysia’s northwest coast, is set to welcome a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) as taxis on its roads with the first electric taxi expected to begin rolling by year-end. Sources familiar with the matter says the fleet is expected to number around 40 EVs, which will be operated by local taxi drivers.
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Syntus, a Keolis Group company, has confirmed orders for a total of nine BYD pure electric 12m single deck e-buses for service in two Dutch cities. The buses, each with three doors, will enter service in December 2017. Two will provide services in Amersfoort under an existing Syntus contract and seven will service a new concession in Almere. In both
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As Malaysia pushes an ambitious urban connectivity target, one township stands out as a model for integrated land public transport (LPT) that also promotes sustainable urban mobility: Bandar Sunway. Rail-Bus & Last Mile Connectivity The township counts access to two train services — the Port Klang KTM Line via the Setia Jaya station and the Kelana Jaya LRT Line
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Just 2 weeks after the announcement of an electric bus production plant investment in France, BYD officially opened its first electric bus plant in Europe’s northern Hungarian town of Komarom marking its commitment to provide sustainable urban mobility solutions in the European Union. The New Plant The 66,000 square meter production complex is BYD’s first production facility in Europe. The
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The recent introduction of 100 electric taxis in Singapore, forming the biggest electric-taxi fleet in Asia represents the largest investment of its kind by a Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD, a Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway backed company. Read BYD Launches Biggest Electric Taxi Fleet in Southeast Asia This is not the first venture invested by BYD to introduce electric taxis or sustainable
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in Hauts-de-France. At a press conference in Beauvais on Thursday, March 23, Isbrand Ho, Managing Director of BYD Europe, accompanied by Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts-de-France Region; Caroline Cayeux, President of the Beauvais Urban Community; Christian Sandowski, Mayor of Allonne and Business Development Delegate to the Beauvais Urban Community; Philippe Vasseur, President of Nord France Invest and Special Commissioner
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The Shenzhen based new energy technology company BYD has become the highest selling manufacturer of new energy vehicles in 2016 for the second consecutive year. According to figures compiled by EV Sales, a website that tracks the global market for new energy vehicles, BYD’s global sales of 100183 units represented a 70 percent increase from the previous year. Worldwide new
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Renewable energy technology company BYD has introduced 100 electric taxis in Singapore, forming the biggest electric-taxi fleet in South East Asia. The commercial introduction of the pure electric e6 cars also represents the largest investment of its kind by a Chinese electric car manufacturer. This latest injection of electric taxis into Singapore’s transport network was launched amidst much fanfare from
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Renewable energy technology company BYD has been officially selected as the recommended company by the evaluation committee in Argentina for the purchase of 50 electric buses on behalf of the Ministry of Environment. The tender was launched by the Ministry of Environment as a pilot project for the introduction of electric public transport in different cities throughout
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