www.chinabuses.org: BYD Company Limited has delivered all 15 fully electric buses to integrate the BRT Sunway Line, in Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia. On  June  01,  Malaysian  Prime  Minister  Najib  Razak  announced  the  beginning  of operation of the BRT Sunway Line as of June 2015 – at a press conference held by Malaysia’s Public Transportation Company Prasarana and its subsidiary Rapid KL, along with Sunway Group, the country’s largest construction company.  

The  Sunway  Line  is  the  first battery electrified BRT  system in  the  world, consisting  of  15  eco-friendly battery electric buses running a 5.4km route on elevated bus lanes, and comes to provide a better and more integrated transit service for the residents of Kuala Lumpur’s adjoining townships of Bandar Sunway and UEP Subang Jaya, connecting hospitals, universities, commercial, shopping and residential areas. 500,000 residents are expected to benefit from the system. Malaysian authorities place great importance on environmental protection and have taken substantial measures to control pollution and emissions, as shown with the development of this watershed BRT project.    

 
 
BYD’s battery electric  bus runs  250km  on  a  single  charge,  using  the  company’s  proprietary fire-safe, non-toxic iron-phosphate battery with in-wheel hub motors and regenerative braking. It offers a silent and comfortable ride, without the uncomfortable jerks and vibrations common to combustion buses. The bus had been tested and demoed for nearly two years in Malaysia, and by exceeding all requirements to run the BRT Sunway Line, in February 2014, BYD won the Prasarana bidding and was tendered the order to supply all 15 new  battery-run  electric  buses for the  project. BYD’s delivery  of  these buses to  such  a significant  public  transportation  project  not  only  indicates  the  company’s substantial  steps  towards  its sustainability goals, but also its technological and market maturity.    

Source : www.chinabuses.org

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