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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. Bogota’s project will improve local air quality and noise pollution.

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Bogotá to test BYD electric buses

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Express del Futuro, a partner-operator of Transmilenio, and BYD unveiled plans for an electric bus fleet in Bogotá, Colombia. In December 2012, BYD Ltd and Praco Didacol (BYD’s Colombian distribution partner) announced that BYD e6s would being placed into Taxi service in Q1 2013 in the Colombian capital as a pilot. Earlier post.).

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

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The proposed hydrogen scooter has a range of 50 kilometres and will use an external electrolyser to charge the on-board fuel cell, which powers the motor. “That tank is powering the hydrogen fuel cell, which gives the battery power and then it runs the motor,” he added while elaborating on the technology.