BYD ebus achieves 325km on a single charge.
What could be a distance record unmatched by any pure electric bus has been recorded with minimum fanfare by a BYD ebus on trial with Copenhagen Denmark bus operator City-Trafik.
The 12 metre BYD ebus completed its normal service on Route 12 a week ago, a total distance of 110km (or 68.4 miles) carrying an average of 40 passengers. Then the bus set off along the Ballerup highway – a standard motorway – and covered a further distance of 215km (or 133.6 miles) ending the day with 8% of battery charge remaining, clocking up a total of 325km (202 miles) on a single charge. This result exceeds the previous best performance of a BYD ebus during the company's Europe-wide trial programmes. Last year an ebus achieved 310 km using only 69% of total charge between the Polish cities of Warsaw and Krackow. A second trial of an ebus in Copenhagen with the city's other operator Arriva produced a no less impressive result. The bus completed an arduous full day of city operation – 150km (or 93 miles) from 06:00 to 16:50, operating fully loaded and with the electric heating system in constant use. The bus was then taken on a 90km (or 56 miles) motorway run and again ended up with a 8% charge remaining, covering a total distance of 240 km (149miles) on a single charge. The two ebuses have been in service in Copenhagen since the beginning of January, in the hands of Movia's two service providers City-Trafik and Arriva. |
The bus, specially equipped to handle the rigors of the Scandinavian winter, has performed well. Operating costs have been low – electricity in Denmark costs 2DKK (€0.27) per kWh at normal prices. This compares with diesel at 9.79DKK (€1.3) per litre.
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The Electric Bus K9 in Shenzhen, China.
The Chinese built K9 can run a distance of 250km on a single charge in urban road conditions it is claimed. (It has achieved 325km, see above.)
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The BYD electric bus or BYD ebus, called K9 in China, is an all-electric bus model manufactured by BYD powered with its self-developed Iron-phosphate battery, with a claimed longest drive range of 250 km (155 miles) on one single charge under urban road conditions. BYD K9 electric bus rolled off line on September 30, 2010 in Changsha city of Hunan province. The K9 has a 12-meter body length and 18-ton weight with one-step low-floor interior for passengers' comfort. It has been running in China and many other countries and regions such as Hong Kong, U.S. Colombia, Chile, Spain, Netherlands and Denmark. More than 200 BYD electric buses, in public transit service in Shenzhen China, have accumulated over 9,216,000 km (5,529,600 miles) by the end of August, 2012.
In both 2011 and 2012, BYD has obtained electric bus orders from various countries/regions across the world, of 1200+ units. In order to meet the increasing demands for its electric-driven-only buses, the company extended its production base in Tianjin city of China at the end of July, 2012. (From Wikipedia.) |