400 BYD pure electric buses put into operation in Jinan, including 60 double-decker sightseeing buses

IT House reported on July 23 that it was learned from BYD that BYD’s pure electric double-decker bus K8S commissioning event was successfully held on July 22.All 60 K8S and 340 B10 pure electric buses were delivered to Jinan Public Transportation Group Co., Ltd..

Among them, 60 pure electric double-decker sightseeing buses K8S all adopt the “China Red” body and creative paintings on the car, and are named “Red Benben”. The BYD K8S is 10.2 meters long and adopts a one-step low-floor design.Equipped with self-developed core “three power” technologythe inner height of the lower layer is greater than 1.9m, and the inner height of the upper layer is greater than 1.7m.

▲ Pure electric double-decker bus K8S | The picture is from BYD, the same below

IT House learned that as the world’s first pure electric double-decker bus, BYD K8S has operated more than 600 units in Xi’an, Guilin, Shanghai, Manchester, Coventry and other domestic and foreign cities.

In addition, a total of 340 B10 pure electric buses were delivered this time.This batch of cars all use the “Dapeng” series models released by BYD in 2020The painting design matches the elements of Jinan city.

BYD said,The B10 inherits the core technologies of BYD’s new generation of buses, such as batteries, motors, and electronic controls.the car is 10.5 meters long, the driving area is equipped with electronic rear-view mirrors, and assisted driving systems such as 360-degree panoramic images are used. The passenger area is designed with a rear wheel bag channel width of 600mm, and is equipped with non-floor armrests, USB charging ports, ergonomic seats, etc. .