On October 5, 2018, BYD announced the acquisition of 90 pure electric bus orders from the famous Canadian tourism company WESTCOAST Sightseeing (West Coast Tourism Company). West Coast Tourism Company is the first travel company in Canada to introduce pure electric buses. Replace all sightseeing vehicles with pure electric buses by 2023. BYD, which has delivered more than 30,000 pure electric buses in more than 200 cities around the world, has naturally become the company's preferred environmental partner.
West Coast Sightseeing is Vancouver's largest private bus operator, serving approximately 250,000 passengers a year. Currently the company operates 90 diesel buses, including open-top sightseeing buses, double-deck and single-story buses, which will be switched before 2023. Chengchun electric bus, BYD became the only vehicle supplier selected by the company. In addition, West Coast Tourism Company also jointly developed the bus charging facility with the municipal government.
'Our tourism business is built around the natural beauty of Canada, so we pay special attention to the environmental impact of our daily operations.' Mr. Rob Safrata, CEO of West Coast Tourism, said, 'The introduction of pure electric buses will effectively improve the environment, let us Have a greener, more sustainable future. ' In addition, the company has recently added a 'electric cruise' trip, the first electric cruise project in Vancouver.
TedDowling, vice president of BYD Canada, said: 'Mr. Rob has long supported the development of clean energy, and we are very happy to work with him. 'According to the US Environmental Protection Agency's standards, these pure electric buses will reduce carbon by about 4,500 tons per year. emission.
Since entering the Canadian market in 2013, BYD has seized several orders for pure electric buses. In March 2016, St. Albert, Alberta announced the purchase of seven BYD pure electric buses, becoming the country's first operating pure electric The city of the bus. In November 2017, the country's first 16-meter heavy-duty pure electric truck was delivered to Loblaw, Canada's largest food and drug retailer, marking Canada's official entry into the era of zero-emission logistics. In early July 2018, to Edmund The northwestern bus operator Grande Prairie Transit delivered the first two pure electric buses. In late July 2018, it seized 10 orders from the Toronto Transportation Commission, Canada's largest transportation operator. In August 2018, it captured the first batch of Quebec. The order of pure electric bus in Taiwan marks the official opening of the zero-emission bus era in Quebec. As of now, BYD pure electric bus has already received orders from Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
Since entering the North American market in 1999, BYD has invested more than 300 million US dollars. It has already received more than 700 pure electric bus orders in the US, accounting for more than 50% of the US pure electric bus market, including the Long Beach Transportation Agency, Stanford. More than 40 quality clients, including University, UCLA, Facebook, etc., have traveled to more than 30 states and continue to earn more orders.