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China's BYD has reportedly win contract for electric-vehicle fleet supply to Indonesia's largest taxi operator - PT Blue Bird..
It will supply 80% of EV of Blue Bird's total vehicle fleet...
Most of the 500 EVs, the report says, will be delivered to PT Blue Bird this year by BYD, especially the E6 and T3 models, as the vehicles are a better fit for the Indonesian market, said President Director Sigit Priawan Djokosoetono in interview..
Combustion engines will still make up bulk of Blue Birds fleet, with plans to reach around 23,000 cars overall by year-end..
Blue Bird will also triple its fleet of cars that run on compressed natural gas to as many as 6,000 next year, as EVs and CNG vehicles lower its operational cost ..
