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New energy company BYD today opened a 24GWh power battery factory in Western China’s Qinghai province as it prepares to increase total production capacity to 60GWh by 2020.

New energy company BYD has outlined its vision to lead innovation and technological development in China’s automotive industry at the BYD Dreams Gala.

The winning team of BYD and Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL) has scooped the largest part of London’s first order for fully electric double deckers. Thirty seven BYD ADL Enviro400EV buses will enter service with Transport for London (TfL) operator Metroline in the second quarter of 2019.

A completely new exterior appearance for its ebus range of pure electric buses is unveiled today by BYD at the Transports Publics Show in Paris.

BYD Europe’s first ever Supplier Conference, held at the BYD Hungary Bus and Truck plant in Komarom, was attended by around 100 suppliers from 12 EU countries demonstrating BYD’s commitment to bus manufacturing in Europe.

BYD is demonstrating the scale of its presence in the important market for zero emission, low maintenance materials handling equipment with its 12 forklift truck display at the CeMAT Show in Hanover, Germany this week.

BYD is strengthening its position in the Spanish bus market. BYD and TUSGSAL, a public transport operator in Catalonia, Spain, signed a contract this week for the delivery of eight BYD pure electric 12 metre buses to the city of Badalona in Barcelona province.

BYD has been named one of the five most important Chinese investors (from Southern China) that have positive economic influence in the Netherlands. The award ceremony took place at the Sino-Dutch Trade Dinner, hosted by His Excellency Prime

BYD has entered a new market for its pure electric ebuses – in the south of Europe Portugal joins Spain as an operator of the proven BYD ebus.

Well before dawn on Saturday 3 February another fleet of BYD ADL pure electric buses took over operation of a fourth London bus route.

Four city operators in the Piedmont Region of Italy have placed orders for a total of 13 BYD pure electric Midibuses, a new model which BYD only unveiled at the Busworld Show in October.

Norway's first electric articulated buses, produced by BYD, began service on route 31E in Oslo Norway on 21 December.

The delivery yesterday of three 12m BYD ebuses to the municipality of Novara, close to Turin, means that the two cities now have 23 emission free full size buses in service, the largest such fleet in Italy.

Busworld 2017 in Kortrijk Belgium from 20 October demonstrates BYD leading position as Europe’s largest and most important supplier of full electric buses, proven to deliver a full day operating capability on a single charge.

BYD emerged triumphant from the gala dinner held on 11 October celebrating The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) 2017 Low Carbon Champions Awards in association with Energy 2017 at the NEC, Birmingham.

The first British provincial city to board the electric bus revolution with pure electric buses from the ADL BYD partnership is Liverpool in Merseyside.

A ceremony in the historic centre of Turin today inaugurated the arrival of the first zero emission pure electric BYD ebuses which are to go into service in Italy.

BYD has secured its first major pure electric bus order in Israel. A fleet of 17 single deck 12m buses will service the northern port city of Haifa, Israel’s third largest city. The buses will be operated by Egged, with almost 3.000

The ADL/BYD electric bus partnership has secured a third order from Go-Ahead London – for a total of 30 of its BYD ADL Enviro200EV 10.8m models.

The BYD ADL electric bus partnership has scored another major victory in being selected as preferred bidder by RATP Dev London for the latter’s order of a total of 36 10.8m pure electric buses. Following a comprehensive technical evaluation of zero emissions buses from a range of electric bus suppliers, RATP Dev London has entered into a letter of intent for the procurement of BYD ADL’s Enviro200 electric vehicle. The commercial terms for the supply of the vehicles are currently being negotiated, with contract signature due shortly, for vehicle delivery in Spring 2018.