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Huge BYD e-bus plant in N. America

CHINESE carmaker BYD unveiled on Friday its expanded battery-electric bus manufacturing facility, North America’s largest, in Lancaster in southern California.

BYD, which stands for “Build Your Dreams,” is also the world’s largest maker of rechargeable batteries. The company’s electric bus, supported by its solar panels, LED lighting and energy-efficient technologies, is able to run over 248 kilometers after a single charge, which is among the longest in the world.

This expansion is an addition of a new wing to the current BYD Coach and Bus space, bringing the total manufacturing facility to nearly 42,000 square meters, quadrupling the size of its facility from its initial 2013 footprint.

The growth of BYD Coach and Bus reflects a rapid transition to electric transport and will allow BYD to build up to 1,500 battery-electric buses annually.

“As BYD continues to develop cutting-edge technology that helps transform the transportation industry here in the Antelope Valley and around the country, this investment will help create jobs in our community, keep Lancaster on the forefront of technological advancement, and put emission-free vehicles on our streets,” Congressman Kevin McCarthy said Friday at BYD’s grand opening celebration.

Lancaster, a community of more than 156,000 inhabitants since 2013, boasts over 350 days of sunshine per year, making it the ideal place to pioneer new solar energy technologies.

BYD’s manufacturing facility is powered 100 percent by renewable energy, which is provided by the City of Lancaster’s energy company, Lancaster Choice Energy.




 

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