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A few days ago, Chinese new energy vehicle enterprises and the Dutch branch of European public transport operator keolis officially signed a cooperation agreement, announcing that they won the bid for 259 buses in the Netherlands. Frank Janssen (left), CEO of keolis Netherlands branch, and he Yipeng (right), general manager of BYD Europe Co., Ltd., attended the signing ceremony. According to BYD, this is by far the largest pure electric bus project in Europe. The order covers several models of BYD pure electric bus family. All vehicles will be put into operation by the end of 2020. The line covers the eastern and central regions of the Netherlands. It runs through the cities of zvole, appeldoren and leicestad in the Netherlands, with an annual capacity of 17 million people. He Yipeng, general manager of BYD Europe, said at the signing ceremony: "the significance of this landmark order lies not only in the delivery of 259 pure electric buses, but also in our cooperation with keolis to create a" package "of customized service packages for operators and provide comprehensive zero emission transportation solutions; at the same time, it also means It means that we can make the achievements of this cooperation a model and promote it to the cooperation with other European operators. " Frank Janssen, CEO of keolis in the Netherlands, said: "it is also epoch-making for keolis to seek electric public transport solutions and fulfill its commitment to sustainable development. The reason why BYD is chosen as a partner is that it has excellent operation experience in the field of pure electric bus, and we also believe that BYD has explored and mastered the core technology in the field of pure electric bus for many years. "