Partnership BYD and Egypt to e-bus Purchase

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From left to right (excluding two people on far right): General Manager of BYD Middle East and Africa Auto Sales Division Mr. AD Huang, Consul General of China at Alexandria Mr. Xu Nanshan, The Governor of Alexandria Dr. Mohamed Sultan, Chairman of Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority Mr. Khalid Elewa, Minister Counsellor at the Business Office of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt Mr. Han Bing attended the ceremony

Egypt’s first pure electric bus will begin plying the streets of its second largest city Alexandria in the first half of the yearunder a new deal signed with BYD.

Under the agreement, BYD will deliver 15 units of K9 12-meter pure electric buses and 18 charging poles, to accelerate the transition of local public transportation electrification.

The company won a competitive tender to provide its K9 pure electric buses after a call for submissions was made in April 2017. Countries such as Australia, the USA, UK, Japan and Italy operate the K9 in various scenarios. Powered by BYD’s proprietary battery technology, the K9 has a range of 250 kilometers.

BYD is ramping up its expansion across global markets as cities around the world shift towards more sustainable practices. In the Egyptian capital of Cairo, BYD’s sed an accounts for 40 percent of the city’s taxi fleet; its sports utility vehicle S5 is scheduled for a local launch in March. Also in the pipeline are plans to assemble electric buses and electric cars in Egypt, construct a BYD SkyRail monorail through Alexandria’s congested city centre and possibly develop the country’s solar energy sector.

The tide is turning towards a greener way of living. We need to give ourselves a fighting chance if we are to mitigate the effects of climate change – said AD Huang, General Manager of BYD Middle East and Africa Auto Sales Division.

BYD’s new energy vehicles span private, public and industrial use. The footprint has landed in more than 200 cities across 50 countries and regions.

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