Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications ( earlier post ), has entered into a Dealer Agreement with Industrias IVOR, a leading distributor of heavy equipment and material handling equipment, including heavy-duty trucks, in Colombia.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

The Chilean Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt, recently announced a new order for 183 BYD electric buses for the Chilean capital of Santiago, due to arrive in August of this year. The existing fleet of K9FEs operating in Santiago. Metbus is also one of the largest pure electric bus fleet operators in the Americas.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. This fleet will begin operations in September 2020, giving Bogotá the largest electric bus fleet on the continent and one of the largest in the world.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Didi Chuxing (DiDi), the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, will launch Latin America’s first shared electric vehicle (EV) fleet through its app in Mexico, as the company further invests in sustainable transportation innovations in the region. We look forward to working with more agencies and researchers in the future.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2024

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Despite some promising countries (mainly Costa Rica), Latin America remains a laggard in the transition to cleaner, greener transportation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A., with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America.

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Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

While the United States has been a leader in electric mobility in many ways, we also lag behind several countries in EV market share. This goal is achievable; with more EVs hitting the market and EV technology is rapidly improving, the future of EVs is here. in 2020, and the UK market went from 3.2% in the same period.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. Bogota’s electric vehicle taxi project is a significant achievement, which demonstrates, once again, the city’s clear commitment to transform its transportation sector.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

In the transportation sector, the study found a somewhat smaller role for natural gas. A study of natural gas is more complex because gas is a major fuel for multiple end uses—electricity, industry, heating—and is increasingly discussed as a potential pathway to reduced oil dependence for transportation, the study team noted.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

Our relationship with DynaProTech is a continuation of our localization strategy to have our drive systems integrated into products manufactured by regional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in major world markets. DynaProTech represents the sixth international dealer agreement Balqon has established since the beginning of 2010.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Based on 2021 sales volumes,” the IEA’s report says, “about 25% of the global car market is subject to a 100% ZEV (zero emission vehicle) sales ambition or target, or ICE ban by 2035 according to government announcements.” Europe has also invested in domestic battery development to increase its own market share.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The folks at World Bicycle Relief (WBR) designed the Buffalo Bike as a workhorse that could provide a new, cost-effective form of transportation to those in need. For people lacking access to independent transportation methods, the Buffalo Bike is meant to change lives by providing new opportunities and access.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Gogoro will head off its South American operations by partnering with the Latin American energy company Copec to launch its battery-swapping network and Gogoro Smartscooters in Chile and Colombia. Now Chile and Colombia will join the growing list, representing the first two countries in the Americas to receive Gogoro scooters.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2017

Today Volvo offers comprehensive system solutions for electrified public transport with hybrid buses, electric hybrids, and all-electric buses. The largest single market for Volvo’s hybrid buses thus far is the UK, which accounts for almost half (1,425) of the total of 3,000 sales.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

Military personnel from Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Republic of Philippines, Thailand, Tonga and the United Kingdom will also participate. That said, it is important to realize that someone has to step up and create a market and buy. It’s not a bankable guarantee. Earlier post.).

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