In London, BYD ushered in a red double-decker electric bus 'returning customers'. BYD and Europe's largest bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis (ADL) teamed up to win more than 50% of London's first large-scale pure electric double-decker bus tender , a total of 37 units.
On August 23, local time in London, BYD and the London bus operator Metroline held a signing ceremony for 37 pure electric double-decker buses. This is the epitome of BYD's order blowout in overseas markets this year.
He Yipeng (right), general manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd. and Ian Foster (left), director of engineering of London bus operator Metroline, signed the contract on behalf of the partners.
London market welcomes 'returning customers'
Winning the largest share of double-layer pure electric bus
London is a retro and romantic tourist city. The red double-decker bus is a symbol of London culture and is known as the 'national treasure car' of the UK. It is very popular in London. The number of double-decker buses in London exceeds 6,800, with a daily capacity of 600. Ten thousand people, loved by tourists from all over the world. Therefore, London has extremely strict requirements when choosing a double-decker bus.
BYD ADL teamed up to create a pure electric double-decker bus Enviro400EV
The new Enviro400EV, which won the bid, was jointly designed and developed by BYD and ADL. It combines BYD's world-leading pure electric bus manufacturing technology, battery technology, and ADL's lightweight body, comfort and service interior configuration. Enviro400EV The double-decker bus is 10.9 meters long and has a novel shape. It is equipped with BYD's leading lithium iron phosphate battery technology. It can be charged at night and low-temperature electricity, and can be charged once to meet the full-day operating demand. The vehicle will be operated by Metro Transport, a carrier of the London Transport Bureau. It was put into use in the second quarter of 2019.
Metroline CEO Jaspal Singh said: 'The use of 37 pure electric double-decker bus Enviro400EV will further enhance the air quality in London.'
The winning bid was also inseparable from the good operational performance of the BYD electric bus. As early as October 2015, Metroline introduced the first BYD pure electric double-decker bus in the 98 bus route in London. These vehicles have performed well so far. Accumulated mileage reached 160,000 kilometers, reducing harmful emissions by about 140 tons.
He Yipeng, general manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd. said, 'This time, BYD ADL will eventually win the largest share of the first pure electric double-decker bus in London, which will further consolidate BYD's leading position in the new energy automobile industry.'
Up to now, in the field of pure electric buses, BYD has a market share of about 50% in the UK, of which the market share in London is over 80%.
Overseas market news
Nugget trillion market
Since 2018, the development of new energy vehicles in BYD's overseas market has entered a fast lane, which has taken a new step in terms of order size and market development.
In the European market, BYD continued to exert its strength. This year, in addition to receiving electric bus orders in the UK, BYD also won orders for 42 18m pure electric articulated buses in Oslo, Norway, to help Portugal build the first 12m pure electric bus fleet. At the same time, in many cities in Spain, Sweden, Italy and other countries to win orders. As of July this year, BYD in the European pure electric bus market share of more than 20%, ranked first.
BYD's 18-meter pure electric articulated bus operated in Oslo, Norway, operated by BYD pure electric bus fleet on London 153 bus line
The blowout of orders from the European market crossed the Atlantic and arrived at the BYD Americas market. Recently, BYD has received orders for 100 K9 pure electric buses in Chile and 200 pure electric trucks in Brazil in the Americas. From the University of California, San Francisco , to the Santa Barbara Urban Transport Bureau, to Los Angeles International Airport and global biotechnology giant Genentech, BYD has further expanded its partner base in the US market. In July this year, BYD North America and the US San Francisco investment company Generate Capital announced Established a joint venture company to launch the nation's first pure electric bus rental project, and plans to provide bus rental services to many cities, universities and bus companies in the United States. Nowadays, in the US pure electric bus market, BYD has occupied more than 80% of the market. Its electric bus footprint is now available in more than 30 states across the United States.
BYD pure electric bus operated in the United States
In India, BYD only won three bids at the beginning of this year, and seized 290 electric bus orders. In April this year, 20 BYD eBus-7 pure electric buses were put into operation in Jeju Island, South Korea. BYD 101 e6 was just last week. Delivered in Bangkok, Thailand also signed a contract with BYD to create the largest e6 cooperation agreement in overseas regions. In the garden city of Singapore, BYD also has more than 230 e6s in operation, which is expected to increase to 800 e6 in the next four years. At the airport, there are dozens of K9s operating, the largest pure electric bus fleet in Australia.
BYD delivers 101 e6 to Bangkok
BYD pure electric bus operated at Sydney Airport
Even Nepal and Egypt have ordered 16 and 15 pure electric buses from BYD this year, which has ushered in the first pure electric buses in the history of the two countries.
At present, electrification is a foregone conclusion. Overseas countries have successively issued a ban on the sale of fuel vehicles. The new energy vehicle market in overseas regions has gradually erupted. So, how big is the market capacity?
Take the bus capacity of 680,000 units in the EU as an example. If the unit price is 2 million yuan per unit, the total market value will exceed 1.36 trillion yuan. If the unit price is 800,000 US dollars, the total market value will exceed 3 trillion yuan. Renminbi. Facing the trillions of blue ocean market, BYD new energy vehicles have just arrived in the spring of overseas.
Have a global 'admission ticket'
Overseas layout is getting better and better
This year, BYD has ushered in a blowout of new energy vehicle orders in overseas markets. What is the reason?
BYD's trip to the sea can be traced back to 1999 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to establish a battery business. Around 2011, when the overseas pure electric bus is still a blank, BYD has invested heavily in overseas markets. And cleverly choose to take the public transportation and fleet business as the entry point to make a market breakthrough.
In 2013, BYD K9 pure electric bus won the EU vehicle certification (WVTA certification), which marked BYD electric bus to get the 'entry ticket' and unrestricted free sales rights to enter the EU countries. In 2014, K9 became the world's first The 12-meter pure electric bus tested by the Altoona Bus Research and Test Center in Pennsylvania, USA. Nowadays, the BYD electric bus can be said to have a 'global pass'.
The fundamental reason for this breakthrough is that BYD has been concentrating on the development of core technologies for new energy vehicles such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls for many years. This is especially important for its partners. When BYD electric buses are launched in Jeju Island Kim Sang-soo, chairman of the Korean partner EZWELFARE, once said, 'The most important technology for new energy vehicles is battery technology, which is different from other car companies. This is BYD's own control. BYD has more than 20,000 internal R&D personnel. With tens of thousands of R&D patents, such companies deserve our trust.'
20 BYD electric buses are put into operation in Jeju Island, South Korea
In order to respond quickly to market demand, BYD has also established pure electric commercial vehicle factories in the United States, Hungary, France, Brazil and other countries to gradually improve the global production base layout.
If BYD has been working overseas for more than a decade, it is a process from 0 to 1. Then, in the future, BYD will usher in a full-speed development period from 1 to infinity overseas.