BYD and Hino form EV partnership for commercial vehicles

BYD Company and Hino Motors have signed a strategic business partnership with a focus on commercial battery electric vehicle (BEV) development.

The two companies say they will accelerate the development of commercial BEVs and will also cooperate in retail and other related business to promote the adoption of electric technology.

BYD vice president and commercial vehicle CEO Wang Jie says the two companies are “committed to technology innovation and global promotion of commercial vehicle electrification”.

“The cooperation between the Chinese and Japanese companies will benefit the development of commercial vehicle electrification by introducing leading technology and rich experience, which will accelerate the global adoption of pure electric commercial vehicles,” Jie says.

Hino’s director and senior managing officer Taketo Nakane says: “We are pleased with this collaboration aiming to realise commercial BEVs that are truly beneficial to customers both practically and economically.”

“By bringing together BYD’s achievement in BEV development and Hino’s electrification technology and reliability built over years of experience in developing hybrid vehicles, we will develop the best-fit commercial BEV products,” Nakane says.