BYD supplies electric buses to Toronto Transit Commission

BYD Canada will deliver ten 40-foot, electric buses to support the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) commitment to establishing a zero-emission fleet by 2040. According to BYD, TCC intends to purchase only emission-free buses from 2025. Ted Dowling, BYD Canada’s vice president, says: “These first ten buses alone will mean a carbon reduction of 700 Metric tons every year.”
July 25, 2018 Read time: 1 min
5445 BYD Canada will deliver ten 40-foot, electric buses to support the 4968 Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC’s) commitment to establishing a zero-emission fleet by 2040.


According to BYD, TCC intends to purchase only emission-free buses from 2025.  

Ted Dowling, BYD Canada’s vice president, says: “These first ten buses alone will mean a carbon reduction of 700 Metric tons every year.”

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