BYD has received an order for a further 13 eBuses from Sweden and Nordic region operator, Nobina.
The new 12-metre models are for Piteå in the north-east of Sweden where the BYD fleet will go into service at their most northerly location ever in Europe, close to the Arctic Circle at latitude 65.31º north.
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Following delivery in summer, 2021, Nobina’s BYD fleet in Sweden will total 125 vehicles, with a presence in nine major Swedish towns and cities.
Nobina is the largest BYD bus fleet customer in the Nordic region, with more than 160 BYD eBuses now on order or in operation, including 44 vehicles in service in Norway and Denmark. More than 1,300 BYD eBuses are now in operation or on order with Public Transport Operators (PTOs) across Europe.
BYD’s 12-metre eBus is the company’s best-selling model in Europe. Manufactured at BYD’s production facility in Komárom, Hungary, Nobina’s latest order has been specified with optional luggage racks.
“Our ongoing partnership with Nobina is testament to the safety and performance of our eBus products,” said BYD Europe MD, Isbrand Ho.
“Nobina places a great deal of confidence in our vehicles and this trust is rewarded with exceptional reliability and productivity; for Scandinavia’s largest Public Transport Operator, this is essential.
“BYD electric drivetrain technology has delivered very positive results in taming the harsh winter conditions found in northern Europe; performance and reliability is not compromised, whatever the weather.”
