Clean buses at UCI

BYD's electric-powered buses will make the University of California, Irvine, the first college campus in the United States to convert its traditional diesel-powered buses to an all-electric transit fleet, according to the university.

The student-funded and operated Anteater Express shuttle service is acquiring 20 buses from BYD for $15 million. The vehicles are being built at BYD's Lancaster, California plant to roll onto campus for the 2017-18 academic year.

"UC Irvine has made a strong, forward-looking decision by becoming an all-electric campus, and we know more universities and cities will follow," says Stella Li, president of BYD America.