Busworld Latin America
10 Aug 2019
CHILE RECEIVES 100 BYD ELECTRIC BUSES
At the port of San Antonio in Chile 100 BYD K9FE buses were unloaded from a carrier which started its journey at the port of Shanghai on July 1. The 100 buses travelled overland to the Chilean capital Santiago to start their operation for Metbus. They will be running on the Avenida Grecia, a completely electrified bus line that benefits more than 660 thousand people weekly.
28 Jul 2019
FIRST ELECTRIC BUS FLEET IN ARGENTINA
Argentina has inaugurated its first electric bus fleet. In the Mendoza Province 18 electric buses are now in operation, consisting of 12 BYD K9 and 6 Zhong Tong. They will be running on the main lines in the city. Besides this first zero emission bus fleet Argentina's capital Buenos Ares is also running a pilot project with Zhong Tong electric buses.
09 Jul 2019
SE PRESENTÓ EN MÉXICO EL NUEVO VOLKBUS 8.160 OD
MAN y Volkswagen Camiones y Autobuses, se presentó por primera vez en la Convención Nacional de CONTURMEX (Confederación Nacional de Transporte Urbano y Suburbano de la República Mexicana), en su edición número 26, del 26 al 28 de junio en Acapulco Gro.
20 Jun 2019
SANTIAGO TO EXPAND ITS ELECTRIC BUS FLEET WITH 183 BYD'S
With another 183 Pure Electric Buses BYD is expanding Santiago's bus fleet up to 411 buses. The Chilean Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt, recently announced this new order, due to arrive in August of this year. Last December BYD together with Chilean partner Enel delivered 100 electric buses, BYD's K9FEs, operating in Santiago to the city. BYD now has a dominant share of more than 60% in the capital’s promising electric bus market.
01 Apr 2019
BYD K12A: A 27 METER LONG BI-ARTICULATED PURE ELECTRIC BUS
In its headquarters in Shenzhen (China), BYD has unveiled the world's first 27-m pure electric bi-articulated bus. BYD says it is the longest pure electric bus in the world and can travel at a maximum speed of 70 km/h.