K9 (eBus 12 m)

BYD · China · battery-electric

Electric transit bus by BYD, Class 8 (M3). Status: in production.

K9 (eBus 12 m): electric transit bus illustration; powertrain battery-electric, status in production, country China battery-electric In production China
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Charging

Charging: GB/T, CCS2 or CCS1 by market

Autonomy: not published. Software: BYD fleet telematics.

Configurations: 12 m (40 ft); LFP Blade cells; built in China, Hungary (Komárom), Lancaster (California) and partner plants.

Primary use: City transit in China, Europe, Latin America, Asia; excluded from US FTA funding.

Vehicle record

Vehicle record

K9 (eBus 12 m) (BYD)
MakeBYD
Classbus
Typetransit bus
Weight classClass 8 (M3)
CountryChina
Powertrainbattery-electric
ChargingGB/T, CCS2 or CCS1 by market
Configurations12 m (40 ft); LFP Blade cells; built in China, Hungary (Komárom), Lancaster (California) and partner plants
Dual-useno
SoftwareBYD fleet telematics
Primary useCity transit in China, Europe, Latin America, Asia; excluded from US FTA funding
Statusin production
Record updated2026-10

Official site: byd.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Electric City Transit Buses. Commercial vehicles are compared on battery and range against the duty cycle, how they charge at the depot or on the corridor, the configurations each platform is sold in, autonomy and fleet software, and whether a consumer version shares the platform.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
K9 (eBus 12 m) (BYD)
Sources
ElectronsX commercial and municipal dataset; manufacturer specifications and releases
Updated
2026-10