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BYD produces 300th electric bus in Lancaster; AVTA nears 1M emission-free miles

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BYD has produced its 300 th bus at its Lancaster, Calif. BYD is celebrating the milestone with its highly valued customer and neighbor Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA). The 300th bus is a 35-foot BYD K9S model transit bus. The 300th bus is a 35-foot BYD K9S model transit bus. AVTA was one of BYD’s first customers.

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LA Metro to purchase up to 25 new BYD electric buses as part of $30M pilot project

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board of Directors approved a contract with BYD Motors for the manufacture and delivery of up to 25 new all-electric buses as part of a $30-million clean air bus technology pilot project. —Michael D. Antonovich, LA County Supervisor and Metro Board Chair.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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While there are far fewer trucks than cars globally to convert to electric, they use much larger batteries (several hundred kWh) and accounted for 4.3 Tier 1 cities in China were the first to adopt electric buses, driving rapid growth between 2012-2016, but now many of these markets are saturated. GWh annually in 2021.

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Gemilang International to deliver 140 electric school buses to California

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The Hong-Kong-listed company said it has been supplying electric buses to the US since 2016. GML has also been supplying aluminum buses for Go KL, Rapid KL, Rapid Penang and MRT feeder buses for the last 13 years. This is a result of the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is committing $2.5

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Napa Valley Transportation Authority will receive funding to purchase BYD 30' battery electric buses to replace buses in a comprehensive revitalization of Vine Transit's current revenue vehicle fleet. In 2016, KT dedicated local funding to the demonstration of one battery electric bus in its service area located in Kitsap County, WA.

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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence: Lithium oversupply not likely

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However, Benchmark points out, known domestic Chinese spodumene and other hard rock resources are low-quality, a key reason why there has been an increasing reliance by Chinese converters on Australia for supply instead. Instead, first production occurred in the second quarter of this year, with full production targeted for 2025.

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London adding 51 more all-electric buses to operating fleet

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When fully converted, the electric buses on routes 507 and 521 will deliver a reduction of 408 tonnes of CO 2 and 10 tonnes of NO x per year, when compared to single-deck diesel buses. The new buses will join two existing electric buses, manufactured by Chinese company BYD, on the Go Ahead-operated commuter routes in central London.

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