{"id":1152,"date":"2014-02-18T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2014-02-20T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T06:58:13","slug":"chinese-electric-bus-company-charges-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/indogomagazine.com\/indogo\/chinese-electric-bus-company-charges-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Electric Bus Company Charges into US"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the heart of southern California, home of packed freeways and major smog problems, help may be on the way from an unexpected source – China. The Chinese company BYD is trying to make an impact while overcoming new obstacles.<\/p>\n

\"BYD<\/a>

BYD\u2019s eBus, shown in Los Angeles, can run 155 miles on a charge and has led to contracts with transit agencies in Los Angeles and Long Beach.<\/p><\/div>\n

Outside the BYD U.S. headquarters in the heart of Los Angeles, Auto Marketing Manager Lifang Yan agilely moved a 12-meter-long BYD electric-powered bus.<\/p>\n

\u201cZero emissions, zero pollution, lower fuel costs, and lower maintenance costs,” she said.<\/p>\n

BYD, which is short for \u201cBuild You Dreams\u201d, is the first Chinese company to manufacture cars in the United States.<\/p>\n

Its battery-powered buses should be a dream come true for a city with constant traffic jams and serious air pollution like Los Angeles. And so far, the company has three small orders from southern California transit agencies.<\/p>\n

But now, it needs to convince buyers to make larger orders.<\/p>\n