BYD named as LowCVP Low Carbon Champion

15 September 2014

www.chinabuses.org: BYD, the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries which is bringing a range of zero and low emission vehicles to Europe, has been named as a UK LowCVP Low Carbon Champion. 

 

BYD ebus running on the road of London
 

At  a  gala  dinner last night BYD Europe was the winner of the ‘Low Carbon Heavy Duty Vehicle of the Year Award’. The judging panel comprised 22 senior executives from across a range of organisations with a stake in the low carbon road transport agenda. They said that BYD’s pure  electric  ebuses – now  in  trial  service  in London as well as major cities across Europe and the world - have demonstrated impressive carbon savings through their innovative electric powertrain systems and, moreover, provide a compelling business case with high market growth potential.  


More than 25 entries were submitted for Awards and in the Heavy Duty category BYD beat off competition from Iveco  and  Wrightbus.  Talking  about  the  BYD  ebus,  the  judges  said: “Backed  by  a  wealth  of  international experience, BYD Europe’s vehicles demonstrate a real business case for their adoption and market growth potential.  The  very  high  reliability  of  the  new  powertrain  system  has  been  demonstrated  providing  a  flexible approach to electric charging”.
 

Isbrand Ho, Managing Director BYD Europe who received the Award, said: “We are very honoured to receive this  prestigious  Award. We  have  invested  heavily  in  demonstrating  our  technology to  bus  operators  in  more than 36 cities  across  Europe  and  passengers  in  London  today  are  travelling  on  our  buses.  We  believe  our reliable and proven technology has much to offer both environmentally and in dramatically reducing operating costs. We are delighted that our efforts have been recognised here”.  

 

Isbrand Ho (second from left) received the Award from LowCVP


The performance of the BYD ebus has been proven in extensive operational experience in China where in the southern city of Shenzhen 780 ebuses have been in service since January 2011, covering in total more than 33.7 million km of challenging passenger-carrying service.    Challenging means carrying up to 120 passengers during rush hours with full air-conditioning in use. 
 

While the BYD ebus delivers zero emission public transport it also offers bus operators tremendous operating cost savings. The energy consumption is around 130kWh/100km in urban conditions. The ebus battery takes 4 to 5 hours to recharge from totally exhausted at a cost for the buses in London of only £19.44 (using off peak electricity – the buses are recharged at night). This represents a saving of up to 75% of fuel cost compared to a diesel bus.


The BYD Fe battery is designed to have a life of more than 10,000 cycles – a “cycle” means from fully charged to fully discharged  and  back  to full  charge  meaning  our battery  life is  expected  to exceed  15 years  under normal operating conditions after which time the battery capacity can still reach 70%.
 

The BYD’s family ebus covers 12M single deck buses, like the ones operating in Europe, and will shortly be augmented of 8m and 18m (articulated) versions plus an innovative double decker bus. BYD has created its Green  City  Solution,  which  aims  to  electrify  urban  public  transportation  systems  by  transitioning  from  diesel powered buses and taxis to pure electric ones. Besides electric vehicles, BYD also provides charging facilities, charging station monitoring systems and after-sales service, all in a one-stop-shop solution.

 
In the coming two years BYD will also be introducing to European consumers a range of high performance, low or zero emission hybrid and pure electric passenger cars.

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