BYD is to supply 55 pure electric, 100% emissions-free eBuses for Norway's government-owned national rail and bus transport provider, Vy Buss.
The order – comprising models from across the BYD product range – will be delivered next year and is the first time Vy Buss has invested in such a major fleet replacement for electric buses.
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Vy Buss, which operates in Norway and Sweden, also becomes the first customer to order BYD's new Class II 13 metre eBus, with BYD the first electric bus manufacturer in Europe to introduce it to its range.
The Class II eBus, which is equipped with new upgraded battery technology, provides extended range.
The 55 BYD eBus fleet order comprises various models, including 28 new Class II 13 metre variants. Other models in the order include 20 standard 12 metre eBuses and seven 18 metre articulated eBuses.
All vehicles will be delivered in the second quarter of 2020 and will go into service on routes in the municipalities of Oslo, Hamar and Haugesund.
"We are very satisfied with our close cooperation with BYD," said Vy Buss CEO, Ole Engebret Haugen. "Our ambition for Vy Buss is to be a leader when it comes to modern and fossil free technology."
