Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 6

23 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6 BYD, AMERICA’S SAFEST BUS Hundreds of unionized employees work together to build Buy America compliant, battery-electric buses at BYD’s 556,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Lancaster, California. BYD is proud to have all low-floor transit buses certified in the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program in Altoona, Pa. The Altoona certification tested performance in structural durability, reliability, maintainability, and safety. The American-built all-electric BYD bus is the essence of reliability and high-quality. Its unique iron-phosphate battery is the safest in the industry and comes with a standard 12-year warranty, ensuring that you never have to pay for the battery replacement during the service life of the bus. BYD buses have serviced 18.2 million zero emission miles.