BYD goes it alone on the electric double-deck
For many years BYD bus products in the UK and Ireland were built in partnership with Alexander Dennis on the basis of the Chinese manufacturer supplying the chassis and the other party bodying it. That has now come to an end and BYD is offering its own complete BD11 double-deck battery-electric along with the B12 single-deck model. Go-Ahead London was quickly in for the BD11 and now has a good number of them in service, such as EBD79 (LF74 TWZ) seen here arriving in North Greenwich while working a 129 journey to Gallions Reach via the new Silvertown Tunnel.
The purchase of Chinese electric buses for use in the UK has become a hot political topic with Alexander Dennis proposing closure of its factory in Falkirk and a 'suspension' of manufacturing in Larbert, with production to be consolidated at the former Plaxton plant in Scarborough. For now, Chinese products continue to flood into the market.
BYD goes it alone on the electric double-deck
For many years BYD bus products in the UK and Ireland were built in partnership with Alexander Dennis on the basis of the Chinese manufacturer supplying the chassis and the other party bodying it. That has now come to an end and BYD is offering its own complete BD11 double-deck battery-electric along with the B12 single-deck model. Go-Ahead London was quickly in for the BD11 and now has a good number of them in service, such as EBD79 (LF74 TWZ) seen here arriving in North Greenwich while working a 129 journey to Gallions Reach via the new Silvertown Tunnel.
The purchase of Chinese electric buses for use in the UK has become a hot political topic with Alexander Dennis proposing closure of its factory in Falkirk and a 'suspension' of manufacturing in Larbert, with production to be consolidated at the former Plaxton plant in Scarborough. For now, Chinese products continue to flood into the market.