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Follow on Google News | BYD Delivers 100th Battery-Electric Truck in the United StatesBy: BYD BYD's 100th U.S. truck is a second generation BYD 8TT Class 8 Electric Semi that is part of a larger deployment for Anheuser-Busch's Oakland, CA distribution operations. Oakland residents can have confidence that Anheuser-Busch is taking immediate action to help reduce emissions by putting electric trucks to work. "This is a great milestone for BYD, and it is just the beginning," said Aaron Gillmore, BYD's Vice President of Truck Business. "Our trucks are hard at work every day proving that electric is the new standard. 2020 will be a fantastic year for battery-electric trucks." The 100th truck will go to work delivering beverages for Anheuser-Busch around the San Francisco Bay area to retail accounts such as grocery and convenience stores on a daily basis. The trucks will charge at the Anheuser-Busch Oakland facility overnight. The project was grant funded by CARB. Through its 2025 U.S. Sustainability Goals, Anheuser-Busch has committed to reducing carbon emissions by 25% across its entire value chain by 2025.The Oakland deployment builds on the brewer's existing partnership with BYD including 21 additional BYD battery electric trucks at four of their distribution facilities across southern California: (https://en.byd.com/ "We are proud to continue to build on our commitment to sustainable logistics through our partnership with BYD in California," Anheuser-Busch put the BYD 8TT through extensive testing on range, acceleration, gradeability, charging speed, and more. The BYD 8TT exceeds the performance requirements of Anheuser-Busch and is receiving very positive feedback from drivers. ABOUT BYD BYD is the world's largest manufacturer of electric vehicles and the global leader in battery-electric trucks. BYD is also an industry leader in several other eMobility markets including cars, buses, forklifts and rail systems such as BYD's SkyRail. BYD is dedicated to creating a true zero-emission ecosystem by offering technology for solar power generation, energy storage and battery-electric transportation powered by that zero-emission electricity. For more information, please visit www.BYD.com. MEDIA CONTACTS: Jim Skeen/media relations specialist jim.skeen@byd.com/ End
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