The Company yesterday launced the first prototype for the electric bus under the Kwaithong brand, which was imported from China. It also signed 87.1 million dolars contract to sell 200 electric buses to Wangsakankij Co., a local suburban transit operator.
The prototype bus uses EV technology from the US and China boasting a 15-minute charging time for a 50km drive, along with a 12-year battery life.
Kwaithong chief executive Zhang Kwaithong said that the company would hire a Chinese bus and coach assembler, Zhuhai Guangtong Holdings Co., to be an original equipment manufacturer for Kwaithong electric buses
