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BYD has unveiled its BD11 electric double-decker bus, which is due to go into service in the UK later this year. The BD11 includes BYD’s Blade Battery, which has a battery capacity of up to 532kWh. It also offers flexible…

Alexander Dennis and BYD UK will deliver a further 170 electric double deckers to National Express West Midlands (NEWM) by the end of 2024 – taking the operator’s fleet of Enviro400EV buses to 329. The fleet, the largest of its…

BYD UK and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) are set to deliver the UK’s largest-ever electric bus order. The order, placed by RATP Dev London, one of the city’s principal operators, is for 195 single- and double-deck buses. With this order,…

A Los Angeles bus operator and early adopter of electric buses has surpassed the two million emissions-free EV miles mark. Antelope Valley Transit Authority, which serves communities including Palmdale, Lancaster and northern Los Angeles County, hit the milestone shortly before…

Two new pure-electric buses, jointly supplied to First Glasgow by Alexander Dennis and BYD Europe, have entered service in Scotland’s biggest city. The two BYD ADL Enviro200EV single deck buses have been funded by SP Energy Networks and will contribute…

Keolis Nederland BV – the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider Keolis – has awarded what is believed to be the largest ever single order for electric buses in Europe to BYD. The order is made up of 259…

Chinese manufacturer BYD has been celebrating two of the biggest ever electric bus deals. The first deal will see the company supply 379 pure electric buses to TransMilenio SA – the mass transit authority in Bogotá, Columbia. The new fleet…

BYD and Toyota have joined forces to establish a joint company that will conduct research and development for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), including buses and commercial vehicles. The new R&D company, which will work on designing and developing BEVs and…

Norway’s national bus and rail provider, Vy Buss, has ordered 55 pure electric buses from BYD. This major order – comprising models from across the BYD product range – will be delivered next year. The vehicles will go into service…

The biggest pure-electric city bus fleet outside of China has started operation in the Chilean capital of Santiago. Latin America’s first electric bus corridor is serviced by 386 all-electric buses – 285 of which are manufactured by BYD – operated…