Dutch fleet and London test lead BYD European all-electric bus projects

Six all-electric buses just put in service by Arriva in the national park of Schiermonnikoog in the Dutch province of Friesland have become the first of a series of European projects for Chinese maker BYD. Later this year 2 of the manufacturer’s electric vehicles will go into service with Go-Ahead in London on Red-Arrow routes in a project backed by Transport for London.

The Dutch vehicles were purchased in Europe’s first publicly tendered order for electric-powered full size buses...