00:00we begin this story where the wheels are already in motion aboard a brand new electric bus built
00:08not in China but in Hungary this bus is silent sleek and for the manufacturer BYD a symbol of
00:18its ambition to drive deep into Europe's auto market our bus have a very good quality yeah
00:25very good energy consumption BYD opened the Komadom plant in 2017 since then they produce
00:35more than 700 electric buses including new 18-meter articulated models a plan to expand
00:43that production is now underway this factory employs more than 500 people today but with
00:51a new expansion it will double they say now most of the buses they produce here look like this one
00:58they carry BYD's latest battery technology and can travel up to 400 kilometers in a single charge
01:06it's more than buses BYD is moving its European headquarters to Budapest this year for Hungary
01:13it's a sign of growing trust and growing investment in Hungary we choose connection and mutual respect we
01:23believe in working together globally this is a great opportunity when East and West join forces big things
01:30happen Hungary and China working together are already delivering real results for Komadom a town of fewer
01:38more than 20,000 people it's a quiet revolution and a cleaner one too Komadom is a very very important
01:45city for the for the Europe for the Hungary right so the because this city is very very friendly to us
01:51you know no no matter the employee no matter community environmental no matter the taxi everything
01:58very good for us so this is the reason why I want to expand our plan here part of the expansion could
02:04also include the production of the chassis for London's new double-decker electric buses in this quiet
02:12corner of Northwest Hungary the future of transportation has arrived in quiet electric motion Pablo Gutierrez CGTN Komadom Hungary
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