D9W is the first pure electric bus to be commercialized by BYD in cooperation with Brazilian auto body manufacturer Marco Polo.
BYD-Brazil's new pure electric bus D9W officially sails at the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia
Recently, the public transportation system in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, ushered in the new electric vehicle D9W jointly built by BYD and the local body builder Marco Polo. It officially debuted at the 8th World Water Forum held locally and began operations. Public transportation in Brasilia brought new technologies to the environment. The Governor of the Federal District of Brasilia, Rodrigo Rollemberg, attended and witnessed the launch of the bus operation. He said: 'We are developing rapidly towards a sustainable society. We hope that In the coming period of time, the scale of the fleet of pure electric buses in the Federal District will be rapidly expanded. 'He also mentioned that the government plans to use tax incentives to provide support for the development of pure electric buses.
D9W is the first pure electric bus to be commercialized by BYD in cooperation with Brazilian auto body manufacturer Marco Polo. Li Tie, general manager of BYD Brazil, said, 'BYD is pleased to participate in the first pure electric bus in the capital together with Marco Polo. Project, BYD is actively creating more job opportunities for Brazil, helping more cities to improve the public transport system, and continuing to provide Brazilian residents with a more environmentally friendly living environment.
BYD and Marco Polo's new pure electric bus D9W
The D9W is a product of the perfect combination of a 100% electric bus chassis and a Marco Polo Torino body at BYD's Campinas factory in Brazil. The vehicle's length is 13.2m. It is a zero-pollution, zero-emission, pure electric bus with a range of up to 300km. Low floor design, matching pneumatic front and rear suspension, greatly improve the comfort and passing performance of the vehicle, giving drivers and passengers extraordinary driving experience. Compared with ordinary diesel buses, BYD D9W pure electric bus also has low maintenance cost. Advantages, while providing solutions to reduce local air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, BYD D9W pure electric bus and Brasilia's new Euro 5 diesel bus operating on an average of nearly 6,000 kilometers per month, each D9W can be reduced each year More than 1.8 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, which means the equivalent of planting more than 11 trees per year. In addition, each operating BYD pure electric bus can also reduce 118,814 kg of nitrogen oxides and 1,152 kg of particulate matter (PM) emissions.
In 2014, during the visit of the national leaders to Brazil, BYD formally announced that it would establish an electric bus factory in the local area, and signed the contract with Marco Polo, the local largest bus body manufacturer, the following year, which opened the premise of local assembly of electric buses. In January, the BYD pure electric bus was officially delivered to the city of Campinas, Brazil, which coincided with the 241th anniversary of the establishment of the city of Campinas. The mayor praised that 'this is the best birthday gift since the city of Campinas was founded.' Ten BYD pure electric buses are running on the streets of the city, transporting tens of thousands of passengers every year. BYD e6 pure electric taxis are also popular. During the 31st Summer Olympic Games in Brazil, the Brazilian Post was in its logistics business. The use of T3 pure electric logistics vehicles in the field helped build the 'Green Olympics'. The new D9W, which was co-produced by BYD and Marco Polo, is officially operating in the Brazilian capital and is BYD's root in Brazil. It is another important milestone for localized manufacturing of products.