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Life in a Super Soco: Review of the TC-1900 (Plus, the Future of the Brand)

CleanTechnica EVs

In June 2022, just before the second round of Colombia’s national elections, former President Ivan Duque announced that the de-facto subsidy for gasoline* would be gradually dropped. The decision, thankfully, was approved by the new administration of President Gustavo Petro, and the cost of gasoline started to increase monthly.

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

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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Most e-Mopeds In Bogota Could Be Rendered Illegal This Year

CleanTechnica EVs

Laws take time to catch up with technological changes. And, worse, lawmakers are usually abysmal at predicting technological innovation and, more importantly, how that innovation is going to affect society. An event related to this seems to be unfolding here in Bogota in real-time.

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3 Brave People Pushing The Limits Of Their Tiny EVs

CleanTechnica EVs

A few weeks ago, while travelling to visit my grandfather, I looked out the window and noticed something unusual. Riding alongside cars, trucks, and buses in the roadway (normally used by cyclists training on Saturday morning), we passed by several small electric mopeds, the likes of which have become very popular in a city as crowded

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