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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. In addition to Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, BYD buses operate in Medellin, Cali and elsewhere. Earlier post.) This tender was open to all bus technologies.

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Johnson Controls acquires 90% ownership of Columbian battery supplier MAC

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Working together, the two companies have expanded their footprint, increasing their exports from Colombia, mainly to the countries in the Andean Region. In addition to manufacturing batteries, recycling operations in Yumbo, Colombia will continue to serve as a key resource in providing a stable supply chain for operations in the region.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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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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11 more GM facilities worldwide go landfill-free; total up to 122

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Colmotores Assembly (Colombia). Colmotores Assembly in Colombia launched awareness campaigns that engaged employees in reducing waste and sorting it correctly. Localizing the supply chain strengthens the business case and reduces overall carbon footprint. GM’s new landfill-free facilities include: CAMI Assembly (Canada).

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Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

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The grants will support the development of public transportation electrification in the Commonwealth and coincide with the company’s entrance into public transit electrification in the US with the launch of a portfolio of turnkey services, including e-bus infrastructure planning, procurement, energy supply and management, and software.

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USDA study finds GHG from corn-based ethanol ~39% to 43% lower than from gasoline; reduction of >70% possible by 2022

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The authors argued that using billions of kilograms of US corn to produce ethanol reduces supplies of, and increases prices for, corn and other commodities in domestic and world food and feed markets. Quantifying the GHG profile of corn ethanol has been contentious since Searchinger et al. This work is timely as many countries (e.g.

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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Colombia jumped 40 spots, from 98 th to 58 th , while Croatia moved up from 57 th to 37 th and Russia improved from 60 th to 51 st. Environmental damage to forests, crops and water supplies can also result from long-term, high-sulfur emissions. Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking.

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