On the afternoon of March 23, local time, BYD and the city of Coimbra, Portugal signed an agreement for the purchase of eight 12-meter pure electric buses. This is the next step since entering the Italian and Spanish market.
He Yipeng, General Manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd. (pictured left) signs an agreement with Mayor of Coimbra (pictured right)
The first 12m pure electric bus fleet built by BYD in Portugal is expected to be put into operation in early 2019 and will serve multiple lines in the centre of Coimbra. The bus operator of Coimbra, SMTUC, was to BYD in 2017. A series of rigorous tests were conducted on the pure electric bus. BYD successfully passed the test with its excellent technology and reliable quality, capturing Portugal's 'heart'.
The city of Coimbra is an ancient capital of Portugal and has a profound historical and cultural heritage. Portuguese also originated from this. The Mayor of Coimbra, Massado, said at the signing ceremony that the city of Coimbra is vigorously promoting green. Public transport. It is my honor to announce that BYD's electric powered bus fleet is the first full-size 12m bus fleet that SMTUC has had for centuries.'
He Yipeng, general manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd. also delivered a speech: 'We are very pleased to be able to enter this important market in Portugal. BYD's electric buses can be used in all major European cities, north to the cold Scandinavia, to the south. Hot Italy, Spain, Portugal. BYD's pure electric products are invincible and able to operate in a variety of climatic conditions. This Portuguese seizure has once again proved that our bus products are safe, reliable, trustworthy and can effectively reduce pollution. Improve air quality. '
As the initiator of the new energy overall solution, BYD pioneered the 'urban bus electrification' strategy as early as in 2010, that is, to replace pollutant-emitting fuel vehicles with zero emission pure electric vehicles in the public transport sector. BYD has delivered a total of more than 35,000 pure electric buses to its global partners. Its footprint has spread over six continents and over 200 cities, sending more green to the world.