On December 27, BYD delivered the first Han EV to the Lao Prime Minister's Office in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Mr. Ongposi, Chief of Staff of the Lao Prime Minister's Office Khamjane Vongphosy), BYD Laos distributor MRK CO., LTD (hereinafter referred to as "MOK") CEO Ms. Mango Wan attended the donation ceremony and delivered a speech. This is another important milestone for BYD to promote the development of the new energy industry in the local area.
As BYD's flagship model, Han EV is equipped with cutting-edge technology, using ultra-safe blade batteries, accelerating up to 3.9S per 100 kilometers, and achieving a drag coefficient of 0.233Cd, and the acceleration experience is comparable to that of supercars, which is believed to bring a new official car driving experience to Laos.
Kanjan OngPosi, director of the General Office of the Lao Prime Minister's Office, said that the Lao government will vigorously support the development of pure electric vehicles in the future and introduce supporting measures. I hope to cooperate with China in the development of new energy vehicles in the future.
Ms Mango Wan, CEO of BYD's Laos distributor MOK, said: "It is a great honor to be present as a representative at the delivery ceremony of the BYD Han EV Laos Prime Minister's Office. In the future, we will actively respond to the government's call and work with the people of the whole country to open a new life model for new energy vehicle travel in Laos!"
In 2020, former Laos Prime Minister Thong Lhot Sukli visited BYD Xi'an Industrial Park, hoping to introduce more BYD new energy vehicles to Laos. Laos has abundant power resources, in order to lay out the long-term development of the energy industry, in recent years, the government's attention to the new energy industry has increased year by year. In October this year, the Lao government announced that all government car purchases and replacement cars will give priority to pure electric vehicles.
In May this year, the Lao National Power Company purchased the first batch of electric vehicles as the group's official vehicles for operation in the capital Vientiane, including byd byddy e2 pure electric vehicles. In July, the first batch of 28 BYD new energy vehicles in the Vientiane Sai se Pagoda Low Carbon Demonstration Zone, a South-South cooperation project to assist China and Laos in coping with climate change, were successfully launched, including 12 C8 pure electric buses, 8 T5Ds, and 8 yuan EVs. In September, BYD and LOCA, the largest online ride-hailing platform in Laos, officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In the future, BYD will focus on the pure electric passenger car segment in Laos, and plans to deliver 100 pure electric passenger cars to the local area in the first quarter of 2022. At present, BYD ranks first in the market share of pure electric vehicles in Laos.
In the future, BYD will continue to implement the 7+4 whole industrial chain layout, actively participate in the construction of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, actively promote the construction of major projects such as the Border Economic Cooperation Zone and the Saiseta Comprehensive Development Zone, integrate into the "Belt and Road" construction of the two countries, and inject new green vitality into ASEAN cooperation