Chinese renewable energy technology company BYD has showcased its offering of electric vehicles and charging equipment at the 2016 China (Macao) International Automobile Exposition. Macao’s Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan Hoi Fan was present to view BYD’s vehicles on display on the opening day of the event. This included its electric bus and coaches (K9, C9 and C6) as well as its electric car (e6).
BYD’s participation at the exhibition coincides with the company’s agreement to introduce Macao’s first pure electric coach, the C8, through a local tourism operator Ocean View Tour and Travel Agency.
The 10.5 metre long C8, a long distance electric coach, has a maximum passenger capacity of 45 and offers a range of more than 200 kilometres.
Vehicle carbon emission is a major source of air pollution in Macao, a tiny city that experienced a 73 percent increase in the number of motor vehicles between 1999 and 2010. According to figures by the Macao Special Administrative Region government, electric buses will produce 56 percent less carbon dioxide and 60 percent less nitrogen oxide for every hundred kilometres travelled, compared to diesel buses.
The Macao SAR government has taken measures to improve the local living environment since 2011.
“Macao is a tourist destination with millions of visitors every year. Our electric buses are well built to navigate the city’s meandering roads and steep slopes,” said Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD’s Asia Pacific Sales Division. “The introduction of pure electric vehicles demonstrates our joint commitment to environmental protection while boosting the image of Macao as an international city.”
BYD aims to be the green solution for urban transportation.
