The bus service in Hong Kong is moving towards the era of electric vehicles.
KMB arranged to put the pure electric single-decker buses produced by BYD in the Mainland into service on Monday (25th), and announced that it would purchase 52 electric double-decker buses from the two manufacturers, which are expected to be delivered next year. Produced by BYD.
Today (28th), KMB released the design drawing of BYD's double-decker electric bus for the first time.
KMB released a design drawing of a BYD double-decker electric bus.
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KMB purchased 42 BYD double-decker electric buses earlier. The latest exposed design shows that the body is the same as the single-decker electric bus, and the body color is also cyan.
KMB once introduced the blue color of single-deck electric buses as "electric green".
According to KMB’s information, the BYD double-decker electric bus to be introduced in the future is 12 meters long and is expected to carry 115 people, with a range of about 320 kilometers and about 402 horsepower.
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KMB also purchased 10 double-decker electric buses from Alexander Dennis in the United Kingdom, which are higher in passenger capacity and horsepower than BYD double-decker electric buses. It is expected to carry 120 people and have about 256 horsepower, but the endurance is slightly lower. There are about 300 kilometers.
KMB also revealed that, like some existing double-decker buses, the British double-decker electric bus will be equipped with solar panels on the roof, which can supply power to the bus facilities.
KMB said that it expects to upgrade its entire fleet to new energy buses by 2050 to achieve zero emissions.
In addition, Citybus also purchased the Viston double-decker electric bus earlier, which is the first in Hong Kong. Citybus announced that it will be launched tomorrow.
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