Hello, I am Ben, currently in Year 12 at Heston Community School. While on work experience placement with the London Borough of Hounslow 14-19 Service, I had the amazing opportunity to visit BYD.

BYD is an exciting, rapidly expanding company that is revolutionising the electric vehicle world. BYD are the manufacturer for the brand-new electric buses that are being launched to replace the existing diesel fleet, with one of their sites [responsible for admin and engineering] being based in the Borough of Hounslow. BYD buses already account for roughly 20% of the Transport for London fleet through a previous joint venture with ADL. They are committed to giving opportunities to young people in a vastly developing industry with new technology with the support of the Borough of Hounslow. BYD do not just work with buses, they also have a line of cars and motors which are some of the safest in the industry.

BYD has a number of exciting opportunities in the pipeline and our Employment and Skills Team will be working with them as they continue to grow. Watch this space for further details. 

Head to the BYD website to find out more about their battery technology and their mission to change the world by creating a complete, clean-energy ecosystem that reduces the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and how they are dedicated to making public transport emission-free by clicking on the button below.  

Ben Rixon [12A]