Mexican Media Brands
China’s BYD to Make Electric Buses in Brazil
BYD Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, says it will begin making electric-powered buses in Brazil in 2015 at a rate of 1,000 per year.
#hybrid
Share
BYD Co. Ltd. in Shenzhen, China, says it will begin making electric-powered buses in Brazil in 2015 at a rate of 1,000 per year.
The company will erect a 200-million real ($90 million) factory in Campinas to assemble the buses. The facility will join plants in China and the U.S. that make electric buses. The Nikkei says BYD plans to open a similar facility in Bulgaria.
BYD sold fewer than 2,000 electric cars, buses and taxis last year. The company is 9% owned by billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. firm.
RELATED CONTENT
-
Electric Motors for Aero and Auto
Rolls-Royce—the manufacturer of aircraft engines, not the one that makes high-end vehicles with four wheels—is working with another British company, YASA, on the development of the ACCEL, an electric airplane.
-
What the VW ID. BUGGY Indicates
Volkswagen will be presenting a concept, the ID. BUGGY, a contemporary take on a dune buggy, based on the MEB electric platform that the company will be using for a wide array of production vehicles, at the International Geneva Motor Show.
-
Engineering the 2019 Jeep Cherokee
The Jeep Cherokee, which was launched in its current manifestation as a model year 2014 vehicle, and which has just undergone a major refresh for MY 2019, is nothing if not a solid success.