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Tesla lands in Chile, its first appearance in South America

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Tesla has officially landed in Chile, marking the first time it has appeared in a South American country as it continues to expand to new markets. EV adoption in South America is relatively limited due to a lack of presence by basically any company and a very slim charging network. Tesla llega hoy a Chile.

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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

It introduces innovative charging solutions, battery concepts and business models for sustainable e-mobility. For example, sector coupling in parking lots is making a major contribution to the development of an extensive e-mobility charging infrastructure, with ev-charging points providing PV electricity.

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Media coverage of EVs tends to focus on the world’s largest auto markets: North America, Europe and Asia. Until recently, that’s been where most of the action was, but in many smaller markets around the world, voltage levels are starting to rise. In these three markets, both versions start under $25,000.

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Vitol and BYD commit $250M to a new Green Mobility service

Green Car Congress

Vitol, the world’s largest independent trader of energy, and BYD, a leading manufacturer of electric vehicles, rechargeable battery and energy storage systems, formed a partnership to provide fleet mobility as a service in select markets worldwide.

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Arctic-ready version of Nissan Ariya EV unveiled for Pole to Pole expedition

Green Car Congress

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled an adventure-ready version of the new Ariya electric SUV ( earlier post ), which will undertake a 10-month, 27,000km trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. One further innovation is the portable, renewable energy unit that will be used to charge the Ariya in the polar regions.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen thus aims to generate additional revenue over the service life of the vehicle through charging and energy services, through software-based functions that customers can reserve as needed, or through automated driving. The focus here will be on becoming more resilient to fluctuations in the market.

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EV Development in Chile 

CleanTechnica EVs

While much of South America is having difficulty with the development of an electric vehicle market, Chile has made significant efforts to deploy EVs. While this has been primarily in the area of public transport, new legislation is expected to bring a significant rise to the level of electric passenger vehicles.

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