- Qatar welcomed its first 10 pure electric Yutong buses to the fleet with a 
ceremony at Mowasalat (Karwa)

HE Mr. Jassim bin Saif Al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications, HE 
Dr. Eng. Saad bin Ahmed Al-Muhannadi, President of the Public Works Authority 
(Ashghal) and Mowasalat (Karwa) Chairman, HE Mr. Hassan Abdulla Al-Thawadi, 
Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, HE Mr. Zhou 
Jian, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the State of Qatar and Mr 
Pengxu, MD of Yutong international attended the event in celebration of the 
first electric bus fleet in Qatar.

At the event, HE Mr Jassim bin Saif Al-Sulaiti performed the first-ever 
electric bus charging in Qatar. The arrival of this EV fleet represents a key 
step of Qatar's public transportation plan 2030, said the Minister.

This is the first batch of Qatar's record-setting 741 EV buses order from 
Yutong. Since receiving this order in November 2020, Yutong has coordinated 
with local governments, various production and service departments to ensure 
timely transportation amid the epidemic restrictions. 

The electric buses are customized to the local transport needs and weather 
conditions, equipped with an efficient liquid cooling system and a 350-kWh 
lithium iron phosphate battery - the safest technology in hot climate. When 
fully charged, the bus provides an average reach range of over 200km.

Yutong Bus has been working closely with the Qatar government and partners to 
aid the local green transformation. In the coming future, a KD factory will be 
established to realize localized design and manufacturing of EV buses that 
better suit the special geographic and climate conditions of Qatar.

Adhering to the brand concept of "better bus better life", Yutong is devoted to 
join hands with relevant parties like Mowasalat to achieve win-win cooperation 
in building a greener, more efficient and sustainable public transport system 
of the future.

About Yutong

Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. is a modern manufacturing company specialized in the R&D, 
manufacturing and sales of buses. Its annual sales volume exceeds 70,000 units, 
with over 140,000 new energy buses sold to date. Yutong Bus sells buses with 
sizable volume in over 30 countries across six continents with a market share 
of over 36% in China and over 13% globally.

SOURCE: Yutong Bus Co., Ltd.

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