BYD do Brasil and Campinas City Administration announced in July, the addition of 10 battery-electric buses to the city’s public transportation bus fleet. Campinas is a city in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and will be the first in the country to have a fleet of fully electric, zero emission buses operating in its streets.
The model chosen to integrate the fleet in Campinas is the BYD K9, a 12-meter, 4-door, low-floor urban bus. The BYD K11 articulated electric bus had also been demoed to the mayor, and will soon begin testing in the city.
Campinas Mayor Jonas Donizete was really impressed with the bus’s quality and technology, and said that, “they are very comfortable, almost noise-free, and great for the environment.” He also mentioned that the city has a lot to gain with such technology, from better quality of life, reduction of pollutants and incentives to public transportation, and that he is very excited that BYD chose Campinas as the basis for its production units in Brazil.
BYD’s Director of Government Relations Adalberto Maluf, stated that additionally to being emissions-free and silent; the buses’ energy efficiency will reduce operational costs to the city administration. Campinas Environment Secretary Rogério Menezes, stated the city’s leadership at a moment when the international community is getting ready for the UN Climate Conference (COP-21) in Paris at the end this year.
