The initial delivery of 15 buses is part of a major fleet renewal programme comprising 55 battery electric buses for the largest bus service provider in Norway.
Norway’s principal national mobility provider Vy Buss has taken delivery of its first 15 pure-electric buses from BYD – a leading electric bus manufacturer in Europe. This initial delivery consists of eight 13-metre Class II models and seven 18-metre articulated variants.
The contract, confirmed last October, represents one of the largest single orders from a European Public Transport Operator. The latest delivery of vehicles demonstrates BYD’s support to operators by ramping-up vehicle deliveries in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. BYD has nearly 300 eBuses either delivered, or on order with, Public Transport Operators across Scandinavia, and over 1300 throughout Europe.
Vy Buss becomes BYD’s first customer to take delivery of the latest Class II 13-metre model variant. BYD’s new Class II 13-metre eBus benefits from an upgraded battery to deliver extended range and ‘city-to-city’ capability. Operational benefits include flexible charging solutions, including pantograph capability. For passengers, ambient lighting and BYD’s award winning ‘Home from Home’ interior layout delivers class-leading levels of comfort. A new and highly efficient CO2 air conditioning system further reduces energy consumption, particularly in cold temperatures, delivering increased range and further reducing harmful emissions.
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Vy Buss has also taken delivery of BYD’s 18-metre articulated eBus model. A high total passenger capacity offers significantly increased operational flexibility where public transport is in high demand, and an impressively narrow turning circle courtesy of a center-pivot design means the vehicle is ideally suited to constricted road networks often found in towns and cities.
