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BYD opened a manufacturing plant for electric buses in Lancaster, California, US in May 2013. [280] [281] Another plant was inaugurated in Campinas, Brazil in 2015 for the production of electric buses. [282] BYD also opened a bus plant in 2019 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. [283] [284] BYD has a European electric bus assembly facility in ...
BYD was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995 as a battery manufacturing company. BYD's largest subsidiary, BYD Auto, was founded in 2003 and has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of plug-in electric vehicles. [14] Since 2009, BYD's automotive business has contributed over 50% of its revenue.
In 2023, BYD introduced the Song Plus EV as the BYD Seal U in Europe. The plug-in hybrid Seal U DM-i was introduced later in 2024. In mid-2024, the plug-in hybrid model was introduced in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand as the BYD Sealion 6 DM-i. [7] [8] As of 2024, the Song Plus is the best-selling BYD SUV in China. Global ...
The BYD K series bus (sometimes just referred to as the BYD ebus or BYD electric bus) are a line of battery electric buses manufactured by the Chinese automaker BYD, powered with its self-developed lithium iron phosphate battery, featuring a typical operating range of 250 kilometres (160 mi) per charge under urban road conditions.
The notable changes include a 12-in-1 electric drive system, which improves integration over the 8-in-1 of the e-Platform 3.0. It also supports electric motors that spin up to 23,000 rpm, higher than any other motors ever produced by BYD. [7] Like the BYD Seal, the Sealion 07 EV utilizes BYD's cell-to-body (CTB) technology.
BYD released previewed images of the BYD Song Max in April 2017. [2] In September 2017, the Song Max was launched in China. Only one engine was offered at launch, which is a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine capable of producing 156 hp (116 kW) and 240 N⋅m (177 lb⋅ft) of torque with either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 6-speed DCT gearbox.
It is the second car of BYD's "Ocean Series" after the smaller BYD Dolphin hatchback, [6] and is built on BYD's e-Platform 3.0 and an 800-volt electrical platform. [7] BYD also markets other models using the Seal nameplate, such as the Seal 07 DM-i, Seal 06 DM-i and Seal 05 DM-i plug-in hybrid sedans, Seal 06 GT electric hatchback and the Seal ...
With a low roof design, electric rear wing and hidden door handles, BYD claims the Song L has a coefficient of drag as low as 0.255 Cd. [7] It is marketed in both front-motor two-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive versions that are integrated with CTB (cell-to-body) battery technology and BYD's DiSus suspension system. [8] [9]