Some other news from the just-concluded IGEM 2014, related to public transport. Parked outside the event at KLCC was a BYD K9 electric bus from AMDAC – the first e-bus in the country has been running trials since last year, and field evaluation has been completed.
Deployment is now set to begin with two customers, Sunway BRT – which has ordered 15 units – and Panorama Melaka, which has placed an order for 40 examples of the e-bus. The latter is involved in tourism-related activities for the state. and the buses will serve as part of its transport fleet.
Some quick notes about the BYD K9 – the 29-seater costs around RM1.4 million per unit, and it will be assembled locally, AMDAC said. A full charge takes about five hours, and the e-bus has an operating range of around 250-300 km on a single charge. The lithium iron phosphate batteries are good for about 6,000 charges, which translates to about 16 years of operating service, charged on a daily basis.
The event also saw AMDAC, a player in the heavy-duty and special purpose vehicle sector, signing a MoU with GreenTech Malaysia, a non-profit organisation operating under the ambit of KeTTHA. The organisation has been tasked with catalysing green tech deployment, and the drive to develop electric mobility solutions isn’t just limited to passenger-based EV projects such as FEN or COMOS.
1.4mil per unit? How much does a standard bus cost? I’m curious..
the price for a singgle unit is just… wow…
but anyway thats the future, normal for new technogy start with sky high price, hopefully it wont take long for the cost to reduce.
in US $550-600k each for K9…
RM1.4 million per unit? Markup price
Quote from other website
“Diesel buses are the most common type of bus in the United States, and they cost around $300,000 per vehicle, although a recent purchase by the Chicago Transit Authority found them paying almost $600,000 per diesel bus. Buses powered by natural gas are becoming more popular, and they cost about $30,000 more per bus than diesels do. Los Angeles Metro recently spent $400,000 per standard size bus and $670,000 per 45 foot bus that run on natural gas.”
The K9 has a 12-meter body length and 18-ton weight with one-step low-floor interior for passengers’ comfort, reportedly priced at 2–3 million yuan (S$395,000 – S$592,600)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_electric_bus
A BYD electric bus costs approximately $850,000, Ortiz said, compared to the $400,000 for a regular diesel bus. Though more expensive, Ortiz said he anticipates the electric bus will be more cost-efficient to run.”
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-09/18/content_16978814.htm
And please, no Korean-made stuffs anymore!!
I want to touch a dog (or K-9) =)
250-300Km range seems impressive but, 250-300km range isn’t much. For a Bus. In stop and go. With climate control.
I would be surprised that after a year or 2 of service, each one cant make a day wihout having to be re-charged.
The Sunway BRT is 5.4Km one way. It will only make 20+ round trips a day per charge. Not very much. Maybe thats why they are buying so many units.
the same bus is use in the US..
not sure when bus usage is common in the US besides greyhounds…
Actually…even better why not do what Vancouver does.
Utilize a fleet of “trolley busses”. Since Sunway BRT is an elevated short closed circuit, they could have electrified the course and used the pantograph to feed power to the buses. Some of these busses are even dual powered. Electric when available, diesel propulsion when on normal roads.
well they want those bus to operate in whole boleh city not just Sunway BRTs.
Go go BYD
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-16/brussels-first-electric-taxis-are-made-in-china.html
good vision and good intention
hopefully don’t give up in half way
confirm lots of duit kopi
I am surprised at the price very reasonable. But I highly doubt the range, no bus is getting a range like this on electric vehicles. there are so many claims of lithium batteries manufacturers in China, dont believe them. I would be surprised if it get 100km after the first 6 months. But a good step in reducing air pollution, KL desperately needs something, as the smog is brutal.
Hundreds if not thousands of this bus are already in operation in cities in China, South America, Europe, and now the US. the claimed 200km+ was proven already. you can google it.
Hundreds if not thousands of this bus are already in operation in cities in China, South America, Europe, and now the US. the claimed 200km+ was proven already. you can google it.
BYD. Damn Warren Buffet getting richer still? U think he owns 10%. This guy is damn good lah.
wah,1.4 mil so expensive
BYD battery size is 324kWh…thus it costs RM 118 per fully charge following TNB normal tariff. Normal diesel bus if i am not mistaken is around RM300k. So 1 bus 1 year ‘fuel’ = RM 43,070. The cost should be lower because Prasarana is paying wholesale price which is about half of tariff rate. Scania consumes average 0.46 L/km thus for 250km = RM 296.7 .. so annual fuel is RM 108,040 …so 16 years to breakeven the extra cost of buying BYD to diesel scania. This is my simple math.