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Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica)

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continued] The post Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica) appeared first on CleanTechnica. And so we get to the last part of our report, regarding the three countries leading the region in EV.

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BYD Debuts The Dolphin & Seal In Costa Rica!

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BYD has been the #1 “New Energy Vehicle” (NEV) selling company in Costa Rica for the past three years in a row. BYD has already sold over 2,000 NEVs cumulatively in Costa Rica since it launched sales there a few years ago. BYDs NEVs consist of plugin hybrids and full battery electric vehicles.

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Costa Rica Reached Highest EV Market Share In Americas In 2022

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Costa Rica retained its leadership position within the Latin American region in 2022 with a record market share of 7.3% As illustrated in the chart above, the BEV¹ uptake in Costa Rica also exceeded the market shares achieved in Canada (6.1%) […]

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Ad Astra Rocket Company and Cummins use hydrogen/biogas to power Cummins generator in Costa Rica

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and EARTH University in Costa Rica. Ad Astra is developing this system in collaboration with Costa Rica’s state-owned oil refinery, RECOPE. The electrical generator designed and manufactured by Cummins is part of an experimental 7.5

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i-MiEV Goes on Sale in Costa Rica

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has begun i-MiEV sales in Republic of Costa Rica, mainly to fleet customers such as government affiliates and electric companies. The Costa Rican government aims to be a “Carbon offset country” that emits zero CO 2 , by 2021.

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The Volvo EX30 Arrives In Latin America, Signaling The End Of The Beginning For ICEVs

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

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And So It Begins: Cheap Geometry E Arrives In Costa Rica, Triggers A Price War

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Cheap EVs are finally arriving on Latin American shores: Costa Rica’s Geometry E is triggering large price reductions. I’ve been saying for months now that EV prices in Latin America are unsustainably high, and that they ought to come down sooner rather than later.