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22 BYD electric double-decker buses shipped from China's Yantai Port to UK
By Xinhua Published: Jul 06, 2026 08:37 AM
A driver parks a homemade electric double-decker bus on the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, on July 5, 2026. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

A driver parks a homemade electric double-decker bus on the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, on July 5, 2026. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)


A drone photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows homemade electric double-decker buses being driven onto the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Zhang Chao/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows homemade electric double-decker buses being driven onto the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Zhang Chao/Xinhua)


A staff member guides a driver to park a homemade electric double-decker bus on the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, on July 5, 2026. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

A staff member guides a driver to park a homemade electric double-decker bus on the vehicle deck of a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, on July 5, 2026. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)


A drone photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows homemade electric double-decker buses heading to a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 5, 2026 shows homemade electric double-decker buses heading to a car carrier at Yantai Port in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province. A total of twenty-two BYD electric double-decker buses on Sunday were shipped from Yantai Port to the United Kingdom. The buses will subsequently be put into service in London's public transport system. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)