At the beginning of the new year, Futian European market again spread good news, Futian new energy bus Malta operation is auspicious! Six 12-meter Foton pure electric buses were officially operated in Gozo, Malta, which is the first batch of pure electric buses introduced by Foton Automobile into the Maltese country, and the first batch of pure electric buses operated by the Malta state, and it is also a good start for Foton Motor to open up the developed market in Europe with its mature pure electric core technology and vehicle strength.
Malta, located in the south of Europe, is known as the "heart of the Mediterranean" and is also a developed country in Europe. In a country with a population of only about 520,000, it is known as the garden of Europe because of its beautiful environment. The island of Gozo is known as the Garden of Malta. In the quiet and peaceful island of Gozo, Foton Automobile's green pure electric bus drives on the city bus line, and has also become a touch of technology blue in the "blue window" of Gozo.
The all-electric bus operation is one of Malta's smart, green and integrated transport action plans implemented within the framework of the European Union's Horizon 2020 project. Officially launched in January 2014, Horizon 2020 is a project that focuses on research in many areas affecting European life and scientific and technological difficulties, including healthcare, food safety, clean energy, green transport, climate change, and more.
Tourism is Malta's traditional pillar industry and the main source of foreign exchange, and as one of the members of the Horizon 2020 program, Malta has taken the initiative to promote pure electric transport operations and develop smart and green transport in the context of this funding plan. Foton Motor has outstanding advantages in pure electric technology routes and international bus operations, and has won the unanimous recognition of Malta's technical experts and professors, and successfully obtained the procurement project.
FOTON BUS C12 pure electric bus has a high-strength steel body, strength, rigidity and other conditions to meet the limit conditions of use; new battery thermal management technology, effective control of power battery use temperature; a full range of new energy models to promote power battery professional fire extinguishing system, from the power battery compartment to the power battery box equipped with professional fire extinguishing system, safety without dead ends; high-performance environmental protection sealed noise reduction materials, professional bus sound field analysis and NVH test. Foton Motor serves Gozo with electrified transportation solutions, upgrades the local green and convenient travel mode, further promotes the country's tourism economy, and outlines a blueprint for smart tourism for the implementation of Malta's "Horizon" plan.
Under the tide of "carbon neutrality" in full swing in the world, the development of new energy vehicles is the trend of the times. At present, European governments have introduced policies and measures to actively promote the development goals of carbon neutrality and zero emissions in the transportation sector, and the overseas new energy market has entered the fast lane of growth. Foton Motor conforms to the trend of electrification and opens up overseas new energy markets. Not only in Europe, Foton pure electric buses have been successfully introduced and operated in bus lines and airports in India, Egypt, Chile, Thailand, South Korea, New Zealand and other countries, becoming a practical benchmark for the electrification and upgrading of local bus systems and the operation of international bus systems.
Under the trend of new energy development, Futian Overseas will continue to help overseas countries to upgrade transportation equipment, strongly drive the new upgrade of urban "green transportation", in addition to meeting the growing demand for energy conservation and environmental protection in the city, it will bring green travel experience to local residents and improve the residents' comfort travel index.