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On Mar. 18, 2015, two units Yutong E7 electric buses were officially delivered at Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing. According to sources, China Development Forum 2015 Summit organized by State Council Development & Research Center will be held here three days later. Yutong E7 electric buses are designated to serve all distinguished guests from all over the world.
In 2014 when President Xi Jinping was visiting Shanghai, he made the remark that developing new energy vehicles is the inevitable way for transforming China from a big vehicle production country to a competitive vehicle manufacturing country. In addition, Premier Li Keqiang also conducted several field researches on the promotion and popularization of new energy vehicles.
According to the person-in-charge from Yutong, the E7 electric bus is a vehicle model newly developed by Yutong R&D team after three years hard work. It has successfully solved a number of pressing problems for the spread of electric vehicles, such as cutting their operating costs, adding more stations for recharging and improving their reliability.
Adopting highly integrated modular structure and ReCtrl technology, E7 cuts the number of spare parts of the vehicle by 57%. With more compact structure and higher reliability, it helps operators cut maintenance costs significantly. What’s more, the vehicle consumes 0.3 kilowatt of electricity per kilometer, about 0.3 RMB in terms of operating costs, which is way below an ordinary gas/oil powered vehicle. With even higher power efficiency than a gas-fueled taxi, it is five times stronger than a taxi. More importantly, Yutong E7 bus has entirely freed itself from the geographic restrictions caused by the limited number of recharging stations and realized a trouble-free in-time recharging solution. It can be fully recharged in one hour by 380V voltage power outlet or in six to eight hours by normal 220V voltage power outlet.
Since its debut in 2014, Yutong E7 has won increasing popularity among its customers. A total number of nearly 2,000 units are now in service across the nation, which is an impressive achievement for a new bus model.
According to Li Gaopeng, head of Yutong Institute for Bus Technology Research, the bus maker’s now boasts well developed electric bus technologies. For example, annular frame member structure can stand strong collision without deformation; its vehicles enjoy high stability while in operation. The rollover angle of E7 reaches 45 degrees, way above the 28 degrees set by the national standard; its electric buses reach IP67 safety standard and are capable of running in deeper waters than normal buses; the company also provides five years quality guarantee and eight years extension quality guarantee for its batteries, which can still boast 70%-plus power storage after 5,000 times recharging; upon customers’ request, the company is able to roll out electric buses with a continuous driving capability of 100 to 400 kilometers; its driveline can easily meet the normal road conditions; what’s more, the bus maker has rolled out a number of customer-friendly solutions, such as easy vehicle spare parts configuration, easy service and financing plans.
The choice of Yutong E7 serving at Diaoyutai State Guest House fully demonstrates the new development stage for China’s new energy vehicle industry. It also showcases the customer’s recognition of the vehicle’s reliability and performance.