BYD B series explained

BYD B series
Manufacturer:	BYD Auto
Production:	2020–present
Class:	Battery electric bus
Body Style:	Single-deck bus, double-deck bus and articulated bus
Doors:	2-3
Floortype:	Low floor
Engine:	Electric wheel hub motors
Motor:	Permanent-magnet synchronous motors
Propulsion:	IGBT–VVVF
Electric Range:	355 km (B10) 315 km (B12)
Predecessor:	BYD K series
Designer:	Wolfgang Egger

The BYD B series are a line of battery electric buses produced by Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD. It is the first bus model powered by BYD's Lithium Iron Phosphate Blade batteries. It is available as a 10-metre single-decker (B10), a 11-metre double-decker bus (BD11), a 12-metre single-decker (B12), a 12-metre double-decker (B12D), a 15-metre tri-axled single-decker (B15) and a 18-metre articulated bus (B18).^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

The BYD B series was launched on 29 July 2020, superseding the highly popular BYD K series. The bodywork was designed by Wolfgang Egger.^[4] According to BYD, the new bus models feature LED water lamps, USB charging ports, newer-generation wheel hub motors which are 6% more energy-efficient, as well as a lightweight aluminum frame reducing the body weight by up to 10%.

Operational history

Mainland China

• Jinan: 340 B10 buses were delivered in July 2022.^[5]
• Changzhou: The first B series buses entered service in 2021.^[6]
• Shenzhen:
  • Western Bus operated a fleet of 88 B10s as of 2020.^[7]
  • 10 B12D double decker buses are used for tourist sightseeing services.^[8]
• Zhongshan: 50 B10s were delivered in 2022.
• Yichang: A fleet of 10 B18s entered service on the local BRT line.^[9]
• Many other Chinese cities have bought the B10 or B12, including Wuhan,^[10] Guangzhou (as GAC BYD),^[11] Guiyang^[12] and Changzhou.

Asia Pacific

• Hong Kong:
  • 16 B12A buses entered service with Kowloon Motor Bus in 2022. These buses are the first B series buses built to right hand drive specifications.^{[13] [14] [15]}
  • 41 BYD B12D buses were also delivered to KMB in 2023. These buses were first deployed on route 213M in July that year.^{[16] [17]}
• Japan: 2 B10 units entered service with Keihin Kyuko Bus in 2024.^[18]
• Indonesia: 30 B12As were delivered to TransJakarta in 2022.^{[19] [20]}
• Singapore:
  • In November 2022, ComfortDelGro took delivery of several B12A buses with three doors, to be used on Internal Shuttle Bus services (ISB) within the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. These buses, along with Zhongtong N12 buses which entered service earlier, will gradually replace all diesel-powered buses on ISB routes.^{[21] [22]}
  • A BYD B12A, also featuring three doors, was showcased at the Singapore International Transport Congress & Exhibition 2022.^{[23] [24] [25]} After the exhibition ended, the bus was retrofitted and repainted and entered service on 14 January 2024.^[26]
  • On 25 November 2023, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that it had awarded a contract to BYD to purchase 240 3-door BYD B12 Buses, to be delivered from 2024 onwards.^[27]

Europe

• Finland: Nobina ordered 42 B15s for service in Turku.^[28]

South America

• Chile: 10 B12D double deckers entered service in mid-2023 on Route 520.^[29] Transantiago ordered a demonstrator B18C01 articulated bus which entered service on Route 516 that same year.

Awards

On 7 January 2022, it was announced that the BYD B10 had won the "2021 Transporter Word-of-Mouth New Energy Bus Award".

Notes and References

1. Web site: B12 . 2022-12-10 . cv.byd.com . “全新一代轮边驱动桥，驱动效率提升6%，最大程度提高运营效益；” “ 第四代铝合金车身，较上一代重量降低10%，同级别同电量车型整备质量最轻，最多可轻300-500kg。”.
2. Web site: B10 . 2022-12-12 . cv.byd.com.
3. Web site: BYD's New Blade Battery Set to Redefine EV Safety Standards - BYD USA . 2022-12-10 . BYD USA . en-US.
4. Web site: laitimes . 2022-01-27 . BYD B10 Bus won the "2021 Transporter Word-of-Mouth New Energy Bus Award" . 2022-12-22 . laitimes . en.
5. Web site: 电车汇 . 2022-07-25 . 400台比亚迪纯电动公交车在济南投运 . 2022-12-10 . finance.sina.com.cn . Zh-mainland china.
6. Web site: Sina Visitor System . 2022-12-10 . passport.weibo.com.
7. Web site: 比亞迪B10爲何能夠成爲2020純電動公交車科技之王？ - 人人焦點 . 2022-12-11 . ppfocus.com . Zh . 2020年購入的88輛比亞迪B10純電動公交車，則成爲了深圳公交系統一道靚麗的風景線。.
8. Web site: 10 units BYD Double-decker Tourist Buses B12D Debut at Shenzhen. 2022-12-17 . m.chinabuses.org.
9. Web site: 商用汽车新闻 . 2021-10-22 . 技术引领，细节走心！首批比亚迪B18铰接车投运宜昌公交_运营 . 2023-11-07 . www.sohu.com.
10. Web site: 武汉公交集团 比亚迪BYD6100B1EV1 . 2023-09-20 . Buspedia.top.
11. Web site: 一汽巴士 广汽GZ6102B2EV . 2023-09-20 . buspedia.top.
12. Web site: 贵阳公交 比亚迪BYD6102B2EV2 . 2023-09-20 . buspedia.top.
13. Web site: 黃文琪 . 2021-05-27 . 多圖｜九巴訂購比亞迪B12純電動巴士即將付運 . 2022-12-17 . 香港01 . zh-HK.
14. Web site: 2022-04-25 . KMB's new-generation electric single-decker to commence service Moving forward in upgrading the entire fleet to new energy buses . The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd..
15. Web site: Electric Bus KMB's new domestic BYD single-deck electric bus arrives in Hong Kong, the world's first B12A right-handed version Truck Bus Trailer - Directory & News - buslibrary - oemlibrary - trucklibrary . 24 July 2021. 2022-12-12 . en-US.
16. Web site: KMB received its first electric double-decker with 300 kilometres driving range, the highest in Hong Kong . 2022-12-17 . The Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) Ltd..
17. Web site: 鄧康翹 . 2023-07-27 . 九巴首部電動雙層巴士7.30投入服務 「電光綠」車身行走213M線 . 2023-09-20 . 香港01 . zh-HK.
18. Web site: （京急バス）3月上旬から大型電気バス2台運行開始 . 2024-02-18 . 京浜急行電鉄 . ja.
19. Web site: 2022-03-09 . Thirty Electric Buses Hit the Streets of Jakarta . 2022-12-10 . Jakarta Globe.
20. Web site: antaranews.com . 30 electric buses start rolling in Jakarta . 2022-12-17 . Antara News.
21. Web site: Ch’ng . Ryan . 2022-11-06 . Three-Door Electric ISBs for NUS: BYD B12 . 2022-12-10 . The ISB Man . en.
22. Web site: Company Profile – BYD SINGAPORE . 2022-12-10 . en . 10 units of B12-A03 single-deck (3-door) bus was sold to Comfortdelgro Bus for NTU & NUS university shuttle bus operations..
23. Web site: SITCE 2022 . 2022-12-10 . www.sitce.org . en . In this SITCE showcase, BYD will be showcasing an exciting new range of electric vehicles (EV) ranging from a prime mover, commercial bus and a passenger car..
24. Web site: BYD Unveils Singapore's First Blade Battery-powered Bus at SITCE . 2022-12-17 . BYD . en-US.
25. Web site: BYD Blade-Battery Bus B12A03 Makes Debut at LTA-UITP SITCE_Buses News_chinabuses.org . 2022-12-17 . m.chinabuses.org.
26. Web site: 2023-07-23 . BYD B12A03 . 2023-10-08 . Land Transport Guru . en-US.
27. News: Kok . Yufeng . 2023-11-25 . 360 more electric buses to hit the roads from Dec 2024 in biggest purchase by LTA . en . The Straits Times . 2023-11-25 . 0585-3923 . Of the 360 new electric buses bought in the latest tender, 240 of them will be supplied by Chinese automaker BYD at a contract sum of $108.1 million. The electric vehicle giant already has 20 of its K9 electric buses plying public bus routes here, and it will be deploying its new B12 buses for the latest tender..
28. BYD electrifies Finnish market for first time Coach & Bus Week 13 October 2020
29. Web site: New electric double-decker buses that will operate in the RED Movilidad system are unveiled . 2023-11-09 . Government of Chile . en.