IAA: BYD Unveils eBus Blade Platform And New Electric Trucks
The company also showed an upgraded 12m electric bus for the European market.
BYD was present at the 2022 IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover, Germany with a full hand of new EV solutions.
The Chinese company presented an all-new eBus Blade Platform, two electric trucks, and the latest generation of its 12m electric bus for the European market.
Let's start with the trucks - the first one is the BYD ETH8 (19 tons) vehicle, envisioned for logistics and waste collection.
BYD ETH8 (left) and BYD ETM6 (right)
BYD ETM6
The second one is a smaller BYD ETM6 (7.5 tons) urban delivery truck - which reminds us of the North American BYD 6F shown in 2021. Payload is almost 4,000 kg (3,990 kg).
It has a 150 kW electric motor, a 126 kWh battery (LFP,) and a range of up to 200 km (124 miles) fully loaded, according to the manufacturer's website. DC fast charging is possible at up to 120 kW.
The ETM6 appears to be an interesting vehicle with an attractive design, but only time will tell whether it will do well in the highly competitive European market.
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