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California has invested $559M in cap-and-trade funds in ZEVs; state represents more than 40% of US ZEV sales

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In many cases, it is estimated that the overall operating costs of the zero-emission trucks and buses will be less than fossil-fuel powered trucks over the life of the vehicle because of lower fuel and maintenance costs.

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Antelope Valley Transit orders up to 85 electric buses from BYD; first US all-electric public transit fleet

Green Car Congress

The board of directors of the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) in California voted to award BYD a contract to manufacture up to 85 electric buses over a five-year period. Safer Work Environment for Technicians: The electric batteries are safe, thermal runaway proof, non-toxic, and maintenance free.

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What Does It Take To Win The EV Race As A Country?

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Some Chinese battery manufacturers include CATL, BYD, CALB, Guoxuan, and Sunwoda. The use of EVs aids fleets in lowering operational expenses related to maintenance and fuelling while reducing air pollution from vehicle emissions. This reduces the cost of purchasing and maintaining an EV significantly.

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Electric Car Watch #1: Electric Car Disruption will destroy ICE Car Market | ? ?

Plug In India

T hese EV cynics and naysayers don’t believe in the EV revolution or have an incentive to keep using pollution vehicles. Battery packs from BYD, CATL, and Tesla all reported having 1 million km of usable life. By 2030, most people will choose to buy EV's as it won’t make financial sense to buy a pollution car.

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Electric bus market and trends 

Electric Vehicles India

The use of efficient vehicles that consume low energy and clean energy is one way of mitigating the pollution due to carbon emissions and counteracting the health hazards that are related to the pollution. BYD received Israel’s largest electric bus order. It has attracted global investors as well.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

Pune city has expanded their Olectra-BYD electric buses to 300+ numbers in 2020. Olectra-BYD has contracts to supply 30 electric buses to Dehradun, 150 to Surat, 25 to Silvassa. Also the pollution vehicle industry, is dependent on China for critical engine, alloys, plastics and transmission components.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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