On October 24th, the first BYD pure electric tourist bus was put into trial operation between Frankfurt and Mannheim, Germany. The Mayor of Mannheim, Peter Kurz, attended the launching ceremony. This is the world's first pure electric tour. One of the bus long-distance trial operation lines, has many years of successful operation experience in European pure electric city bus, but the use of pure electric tourist bus on long-distance transportation lines is still a precedent.
BYD pure electric tourist bus Germany's first show
The Flixbus trial run is about 100 kilometers long and connects Frankfurt and Mannheim to Frankfurt Airport and Heidelberg. It operates four shifts a day.
Fabian Stenger, CEO of Flixbus, said: 'The initial purchase price of the pure electric tourist bus is higher than that of the traditional diesel bus, but the investment will be rewarded in the future operation. We want to make everyone realize the pure electric transportation through this trial operation. Has unlimited possibilities. '
The BYD pure electric tourist bus that Flixbus puts on this line only needs to charge one or two times a day, and at the same time, it has 80 kilowatts of charging facilities at Mannheim Central Station and Frankfurt. It is planned to reach 12.5 in one year. Ten thousand kilometers, according to such mileage estimates, five years will reduce the emissions of 110,000 tons of carbon dioxide for Flixbus.
He Yipeng, general manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd. said: 'We are deeply honored to create history here. The operation of urban pure electric buses has been tested, but the use of pure electric tourist buses on long-distance routes is still in its infancy in Europe. It is proved by facts that such operation is not only practical, but also brings profits to operators. This trial operation marks another step forward in the electrification of road traffic. I am very happy that BYD is in this historical process. Become a leader in the middle. '