BYD's US plant builds 400th electric bus
By Jim Gibbins - 1st January 2020
China / USA - BYD North America Inc of Los Angeles says its dedicated electric bus plant in Lancaster, California, which operates under the name of BYD Coach & Bus Factory, has produced its 400th electric bus; this was its 60-foot articulated K11M model built for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), which forms part of a 20 unit bus order. The buses are to be used for passengers travelling between terminals and gates on the Los Angeles International Airport’s airfields.
BYD claims in just six years, it has grown to become the largest battery electric bus manufacturer in North America, with more than 750 employees. The company has expanded its Lancaster manufacturing plant, a former motorhome manufacturing facility, from 100,000 square feet to over a half million square feet. In all, BYD has invested more than USD250m in North America, and in 2018 alone, it spent USD70m on components and services from American vendors.
