With well over 20 years of experience in the Sri Lankan automobile industry, Micro Cars is a Sri Lankan car manufacturer / assembler with the facilities to assemble vehicles on home soil with a modern automated assembly line at BOI EPZ Polgahawela. Micro Cars Ltd has partnered with some leading passenger vehicle manufacturers namely Geely, Baic, Saic (MG brand) and also with world renowned bus and coach company Yutong, on public passenger transportation with luxury coaches and low floor city buses, full electric and hybrid buses.
Partnering with forward-thinking companies such as Baic, Saic, Geely and Yutong allows Micro Cars to be well-poised for the future of electric and sustainable energy E’mobility, and offer the Sri Lankan market the world’s best array of transportation solutions, be it for personal or commercial use.
China is home to the world’s largest luxury bus manufacturer Yutong and strong players in the electric bus market too, accounting for almost 50% of the domestic market for electric buses. Combined, they produce over 57,000 electric buses per year, with passenger capacities of up to 80 people, average ranges of 240 kilometers between charges and top speeds of 80 km/h. Higher passenger capacities and range between charges in particular contribute towards a more efficient and economical passenger transportation service meeting to IP67 International E’Bus Standards where the YUTONG City bus can operate for at least one hour in a flash flood situation up-to one metre in height.
Micro Cars Ltd has also enjoyed success, with YUTONG buses well over ten years on the Sri Lankan roads to date, with distinguished transportation and tour operators including SLTB with a fleet of 100 luxury coaches. For a century, it appeared that the automotive innovation landscape was dominated primarily by Western players and Japan. However, come the 21st century and the balance of innovative power is shifting. Right now, it would be surprising to note that China is ranked #2 in the world in terms of innovation –second only to the Netherlands. This shows the rapid pace of development and innovation that the country is striving for.
It is of no surprise then, that China’s ambitious goal of having 50% of all vehicles on their roads powered by electricity by 2020 is looking more and more achievable. BAIC and SAIC have both made enormous strides in E’mobility, creating passenger vehicles with electric power trains that possess ranges comparable to the traditional fossil-fuel powered vehicles.
Micro has plans to shortly bring down the electric range of vehicles from these manufacturers, in line with the present eco-friendly policies presented by the Government, making environmental friendly sustainable transportation accessible to all Sri Lankans.