BYD has won an order for four 18-metre articulated eBuses from public transport operator, Moventis, in Spain.

This is a new customer for the automaker and also the first order for articulated eBuses in the Iberian region.

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Moventis provides intercity passenger transport in the Valles Occidental area, near Barcelona. The electric articulated buses on order are scheduled for delivery to Sant Cugat de Vallès towards the end of 2022. They will operate on working days in Barcelona province.

The project is being financed by the Regional Railway System of Catalonia (FGC). It will provide commuters with a non-polluting bus service, linking Sant Joan station with surrounding industrial zones, where many large and well known global enterprises are located. This initiative will see all four eBuses enter service on working days.BYD 18-metre articulated eBuses

Each of bus accommodates 110 passengers. They are powered by new generation iron phosphate batteries and the 478kWh capacity delivers 300km (200 miles) range from a single charge.

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