Hallandale Beach proudly announces the acquisition of nine (9) cutting-edge electric buses
largest electric bus fleet owned by any municipality in Florida
total bill for the new bus fleet comes in at $5,906,828, paid for by a State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) totaling $3,406,828 million along with a contribution of $2.5 million from the city, with $1,937,128 of that money (give or take) going towards the purchase of the Cloud electric buses and the installation of the necessary EV charging infrastructure
The bus seems to be the BYD K7M 30′ EV transit bus. The city lists the unit here. The unit seats 22+1, has a top speed of 56 mph, and a working range of up to 158 miles. It’s maximum power output is 90 kWx2, with a max torque of 400 N*mx2. The BYD blade LFP battery capacity is 215 kWh, with a charging capacity of 150 kW. It would take 2.5-3 hours to fully charge via AC charging, versus 1.5-2 hours via fast charging DC.