Chinese electric vehicle company BYD has won a deal to supply 100 electric buses to Santiago, Transantiago. They will be run by the city’s transit operator, Chile, and are forecast to save 70% of the operator's costs. Along with partner Enel, BYD has been trialling two electric buses in Santiago since last year. The deal follows agreements for BYD to supply electric public vehicles in Brazil. It opened an electric bus factory in Ecuador last year. Transantiago’s move towards electric vehicles is part of a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel.
Chinese electric vehicle company BYD has won a deal to supply 100 electric buses to Santiago, Chile. They will be run by the city’s transit operator, Transantiago, and are forecast to save 70% of the operator's costs. Along with partner Enel, BYD has been trialling two electric buses in Santiago since last year. The deal follows agreements for BYD to supply electric public vehicles in Brazil. It opened an electric bus factory in Ecuador last year. Chile’s move towards electric vehicles is part of a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuel.