Recently, Georgia and its capital, Atlanta, each announced their purchase contracts for zero-emission public transportation vehicles. BYD also became one of the two contract suppliers.
It is reported that Georgia's interstate contract covers many BYD models, including four pure electric buses (C6, C8, C9 and C10) and four pure electric buses (K7, K9, K9M and K11), which will be used for the state. Level government-run companies, universities and bus operators provide vehicles, and can also provide vehicles for government departments in other states.
'Interstate contracts cover a wide range of models, and with federal funding, plus the transportation sector's layer-by-layer screening of vehicle quality, so the models in the contract, whether from product performance, environmental performance, economy, and post-operation In terms of the convenience of maintenance, we have a leading edge. In this way, we can buy green products with competitive prices at a competitive price. ' The head of a local bus operator said.
Atlanta's procurement contract covers BYD's four pure electric buses (K7M, K9S, K9M and K11M), three pure electric buses (C6M, C8M and C9M), three pure electric mid-size trucks, and pure electric taxi e6 The city's municipal government and bus operators will purchase vehicles from the contract, while bus operators in other cities will only have the same purchase rights by signing a cooperation agreement with Atlanta.
'We are very pleased to work with Georgia and Atlanta and look forward to continuing to expand our business footprint,' said Bobby Hill, vice president of BYD North America. 'Atlanta has an excellent environmental goal - 2020 greenhouse gas emissions compared to 2009 A 20% reduction, a 40% reduction by 2030, we will work together to achieve our goals.'
Up to now, BYD has occupied more than 80% of the market share of pure electric buses in the United States, and accumulated more than 40 quality customers including Long Beach Transportation Bureau, Stanford University, UCLA, Facebook, etc., and delivered more than 700 units in the United States. The bus, which has more than 30 states, continues to harvest more orders. In July this year, it established a joint venture with the US investment company, Generate Capital, to launch the nation's first pure electric bus rental project to jointly promote the US zero-emission bus industry. Development. In addition, BYD is the first pure electric bus manufacturer in North America to join the union and has created more than 800 quality jobs for the local community.