Hungary's Komárom accelerates as hub for electric bus production

CGTN Europe

A small Hungarian city on the Slovak border is emerging as a key player in Europe's green transition.  Komárom is home to a factory run by Chinese automaker BYD, one of the world's leading electric bus makers.   The plant, opened in 2017, has already produced more than 700 buses. Now, it's set to expand.

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00:00we begin this story where the wheels are already in motion aboard a brand new electric bus built

00:08not in China but in Hungary this bus is silent sleek and for the manufacturer BYD a symbol of

00:18its ambition to drive deep into Europe's auto market our bus have a very good quality yeah

00:25very good energy consumption BYD opened the Komadom plant in 2017 since then they produce

00:35more than 700 electric buses including new 18-meter articulated models a plan to expand

00:43that production is now underway this factory employs more than 500 people today but with

00:51a new expansion it will double they say now most of the buses they produce here look like this one

00:58they carry BYD's latest battery technology and can travel up to 400 kilometers in a single charge

01:06it's more than buses BYD is moving its European headquarters to Budapest this year for Hungary

01:13it's a sign of growing trust and growing investment in Hungary we choose connection and mutual respect we

01:23believe in working together globally this is a great opportunity when East and West join forces big things

01:30happen Hungary and China working together are already delivering real results for Komadom a town of fewer

01:38more than 20,000 people it's a quiet revolution and a cleaner one too Komadom is a very very important

01:45city for the for the Europe for the Hungary right so the because this city is very very friendly to us

01:51you know no no matter the employee no matter community environmental no matter the taxi everything

01:58very good for us so this is the reason why I want to expand our plan here part of the expansion could

02:04also include the production of the chassis for London's new double-decker electric buses in this quiet

02:12corner of Northwest Hungary the future of transportation has arrived in quiet electric motion Pablo Gutierrez CGTN Komadom Hungary

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