BYD

Said to offer super-fast charging and lower total cost of ownership than IC and lead acid battery alternatives, BYD’s range of zero-emission iron-phosphate battery-powered forklifts have proved to be the ‘perfect recipe’ for sustainable food products specialist Devenish in Northern Ireland. For intense operations such as that at Devenish’s Belfast facility, there’s an alternative to […]

BYD, a leading manufacturer of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) introduced new products to its range of zero-emission forklifts at LogiMAT trade fair (Hall 10, Stand G61 – Stuttgart, 31 May – 2nd June 2022). A highlight was the European premiere of the heavy-duty BYD ECB70/80 counterbalance forklift. Additionally, BYD demonstrated an expanded range of industry-leading […]

A UK fruit processing site operating a range of zero-emission BYD forklift trucks has won the Environment category of The Logistics Awards. Kent-based Cottage Farms, a fruit processor which supplies a household-name grocery chain with fresh apples and pears from local and overseas growers, won the prestigious accolade after demonstrating to the judging panel how […]

When UK fruit packing business Cottage Farms switched its material handling fleet to BYD iron-phosphate battery-powered trucks, productivity levels were improved using a smaller number of machines, leading to considerable cost savings, as well as improved health and safety and a beneficial environmental impact. Cottage Farms is a privately-owned, second-generation, third-party packer of apples and […]

BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have registered a new company in a joint venture to conduct research and development into battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Operations are scheduled to commence in May 2020. The name of the new company is BYD Toyota EV Technology Co Ltd (BTET). Hirohisa Kishi from Toyota will […]