BYD has presented the B13.b electric bus for the intercity segment – an evolution of the current B13 model. Now built on the company’s integrated Blade
My local bus travels a loop of about 20km and has a 15 min rest at the end. This bus has 700km range.
I don’t think winter performance is the issue, but perhaps for some areas. There would need to be investment in charging Iinfrastructure. This specific bus is inter-city, not local, so that’s also a major difference. However, efficiency of EV is generally a lot higher in city traffic than highway.
First, range is lower in the winter just due to temperatures - batteries just perform worse at low temperatures, but the main problem is heating the cabin - which in combustion engine uses waste heat, while in EV it discharges the battery
Again, bus loops are 3% of this machine’s range in best conditions. It would be a heck of a winter to be a critical issue, with 190kw recharge at either end of the loop.
gain, bus loops are 3% of this machine’s range in best conditions.
Bus would need to charge at every end of the loop - and building the infrastructure isn’t cheap. The ideal solution would be if the bus could run on one charge throughout the day and then got charged overnight. 700km should be enough for that except during winter
Performance in the winter
My local bus travels a loop of about 20km and has a 15 min rest at the end. This bus has 700km range.
I don’t think winter performance is the issue, but perhaps for some areas. There would need to be investment in charging Iinfrastructure. This specific bus is inter-city, not local, so that’s also a major difference. However, efficiency of EV is generally a lot higher in city traffic than highway.
First, range is lower in the winter just due to temperatures - batteries just perform worse at low temperatures, but the main problem is heating the cabin - which in combustion engine uses waste heat, while in EV it discharges the battery
Again, bus loops are 3% of this machine’s range in best conditions. It would be a heck of a winter to be a critical issue, with 190kw recharge at either end of the loop.
For an intercity bus, still absolutely a concern.
Bus would need to charge at every end of the loop - and building the infrastructure isn’t cheap. The ideal solution would be if the bus could run on one charge throughout the day and then got charged overnight. 700km should be enough for that except during winter
My city runs Yutong electric buses in the winter no problem, and this is in the nordics