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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD will co-work with Superpolo, a Colombian bus manufacturer, on the body part of the buses for such order. BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. Earlier post.)

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BYD wins cumulative order for 1,002 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD has exclusively won cumulative orders to supply 1,002 battery-electric buses to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. BYD will partner with local bus manufacturers Superpolo and BUSSCAR respectively on the bus body parts. Earlier post.) This tender was open to all bus technologies.

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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Along with the 64 pure electric buses in Medellín, Colombia will have a total of 443 BYD electric buses, putting it at the vanguard of Latin America’s rapid push towards public transport electrification. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

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City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

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The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No. 677 to support the project over a three-year period.

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Joy e-bike maker to develop hydrogen scooter, eyes global expansion | Autocar Professional

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Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility, a manufacturer of electric two-wheelers under the brand ‘Joy e-bike’ and three-wheelers under the brand ‘Joy e-rik’ in India, is expanding its product offerings while exploring next-generation technology.