BYD has delivered 23 12-metre BYD eBuses to public transport operator, Unibuss in Norway.
In Oslo, Unibuss operates more than half the city’s electric bus fleet.
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The new Unibuss fleet goes into service immediately on several routes in Vestre Aker and Bærum Øst in and around Oslo.
BYD eBuses are now operating from southern Spain and Portugal, to northern Sweden, close to the Arctic Circle.
“Oslo’s public transport system is switching-on to electric mobility,” said Unibuss CEO, Øystein Svendsen. “Unibuss is at the forefront of the change.
“This latest BYD fleet will deliver a significant reduction in our carbon footprint and we will look to introduce electric power on even more routes across the city in future.
“The BYD eBus fleet offers our passengers transport in and around Oslo which is safe, quiet, comfortable and, of course, 100% emissions free.”
For her part, BYD Europe MD, Isbrand Ho added: “We’re starting to ramp-up our customer deliveries and we’re starting to see signs of increased activity in the market. It’s Public Transport Authorities like Ruter and operators like Unibuss, that are leading the charge towards emissions-free, pure-electric public transport.
“We’re very pleased to be producing products which they, and their passengers, feel is a long-term solution to safe, clean, sustainable public transport.”
BYD’s total vehicle numbers in Europe are now in excess of 1,300 units.
