On December 1, 2017, Canada's Governor of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and International Trade Minister Michael Chan led a high-level political delegation to visit BYD's global headquarters to discuss sustainable development strategies and electric car business and to celebrate BYD's acquisition of the country's first pure electric truck order. More importantly, the governor personally tested the truck and said Canada is accelerating toward a new era of zero-emission logistics.
Governor of Ontario KathleenWynne (left 5) headed a delegation to visit BYD headquarters, senior vice president of BYD North America Branch MacyNeshati (left 6) attended the reception ceremony
Entering the Canadian market in 2015, BYD successfully delivered the nation's first 16-meter heavy pure electric truck to Loblaw, the country's largest food and drug retailer, in early November this year, thanks to its high quality products and extensive operating experience, with a maximum capacity of 25 tons , The maximum traction quality of 37.4 tons, will be used for food and drug transport.
BYD delivered the first 16-meter heavy pure electric truck to Loblaw
Loblaw hopes to reduce its carbon emissions from all its operations by 30% by 2030. Logistics trucks are an important part of the company and hope to achieve its environmental goals at an early date through the introduction of BYD electric trucks.In addition, the largest city in Canada The Toronto Transit Commission is also actively considering introducing a zero-emission bus.
According to the governor, Ontario has shut down some thermal power plants and has joined North America's largest trading platform for carbon emissions. It plans to invest more than 190 billion Canadian dollars (990 billion yuan) by 2040 to perfect public infrastructure.
When visiting BYD headquarters, the governor with great interest test drive a pure electric truck
In addition to Ontario, BYD green products also attracted orders from other Canadian provinces and municipalities. In March 2016, St Alberta, Alberta purchased 7 BYD electric buses, green buses and the city's' Plant Art City 'reputation complement each other with the deepening of cooperation between the two sides, I believe there will be more cities to choose this' green business card'.