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DOHA, Qatar, July 5, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- 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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