BYD K9 Electric Bus Is Ready in Thailand
SOURCE: BYD MOTORS INC

BANGKOK: -- The year 2016 started with a rosy outlook for BYD Co. Ltd. and Thailand’s public transportation system.

On Jan. 8, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha boarded the first BYD K9 pure-electric bus assembled in Thailand and paid effusive compliments on the vehicle’s technology, design and comfort. Several other distinguished Thai government officials in attendance were equally impressed.

After thoroughly inspecting the bus, Prayut Chan-o-cha stated that the BYD K9 embodies the performance and excellence required for quality public transportation and extolled the fact that the vehicle was assembled in Thailand. He added that electrified transportation is an inescapable global trend and that Thailand won’t miss out on it, thus announcing a first batch of 200 electric buses tender within three months.

Just the day before, BYD representatives and the company’s local partners in Thailand gathered in front of the Ministry of Transport to showcase the K9 to the ministry’s senior leaders and professionals in the transport sector and drive them on a test ride.

Full story: http://www.masstransitmag.com/press_release/12156758/byd-k9-electric-bus-is-ready-in-thailand

-- MASS TRANSIT 2016-01-12

I foresee those buses stranded on the side of the roads coz someone forgot to charge the batteries

the night before, or the batteries were nicked, or.......

No surprise if it turns out to be a dog

No surprise if it turns out to be a dog

Somehow I knew this would be dogged with canine metapaws!!

BYD is the largest electric Bus manufacturer in the world. There is a large factory in California producing buses for the American market. One of the buses there is capable of going 386–434 kms on a charge and can be fast charged in an hour. Some of these buses are massive. At one point BYD was Apple's largest supplier of batteries for the I-phone. Prayut is not just licking the Chinese boots on this one.

http://cleantechnica.com/2015/10/21/look-hood-byd-electric-bus-factory/

BYD may be a great manufacturer of Rechargeable batteries...

But China is the greatest copier and producer of fake branded batteries...

How long before some bright spark substitute fake batteries because they are cheaper, just waiting until the first one catches fire, or someone gets electrocuted plugging the charger in.