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BYD Never Stops Innovating, and This Time It Decided to Deliver the Perfect Solution: An Electric School Bus That, Besides Offering 225 km of Range, Can Function as a “Battery” and Feed Energy Back to the Grid
BYD is working on creating several new vehicles and solutions aimed at the electric sector, and last week it introduced a new electric school bus equipped with technology capable of returning energy to the grid. The new BYD model is named Type A, and one of its main highlights is the V2G technology, which allows the electric bus to serve as a sort of “battery” when it is not transporting passengers.
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Model That Can Feed Energy Back to the Grid Delivers a 225 km Range
Available in three different sizes, the BYD model can have the following dimensions: 8.13 meters, 7.46 meters, and 6.97 meters. The model is capable of transporting up to 30 passengers and is equipped with a small ADA “elevator” that can lift over 360 kg.
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The electric school bus focuses primarily on routes with fewer students and the transportation of People with Disabilities (PwD). The bus is equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery that, besides being widely used in this category of vehicles, still offers a range of 225 km on a single charge.
According to BYD North America’s President, Stella Li, the electric bus that returns energy to the grid is the perfect solution and was designed to be in the school environment 24 hours a day, both as a vehicle and as a means of electricity storage.
The combination of innovative design features, reliable performance, and top-notch safety from BYD asserts that the electric bus is an affordable and practical solution that emits no pollutants.
BYD Bus Is Made with High-Strength Steel
Regarding safety, BYD highlights four important aspects of the electric bus, such as its electronic stability control, three-point seatbelts for students, an electronic braking system, and its chassis, which is made with high-strength steel.
The company also includes the Predictive Stop Arm technology in its vehicle that feeds energy back to the grid, which monitors all traffic and notifies students when it is safe to exit the vehicle.
According to Stella, the bus can be charged overnight when energy use is low, and during the day, the school bus can return energy to the grid while parked, generating electricity for classrooms and keeping teachers and students connected.
BYD Electric Bus Has a Great Future in the U.S. Automotive Market
BYD offers two types of charging solutions to meet various needs, one simpler with AC single-phase charging of 19.2 kW and another more powerful and efficient with DC charging of 150 kW. The Chinese company promises greater savings for schools, up to 60% in fuel and maintenance costs compared to buses with internal combustion engines.
This is a sector with great opportunities in the U.S. market, considering that there is currently a fleet of approximately 480,000 school buses in operation, transporting about 24 million students every day in the country.
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