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Uruguay launches first BYD battery-electric buses; projecting 500 by 2015

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in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. The bus can be charged overnight, while the electricity pricing is lower. By 2015 it is expected that more than 500 BYD electric buses will be running on the streets and roads of Uruguay.

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

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Chinese automakers, which now have a range of lower-priced EVs to sell, are heavily targeting these markets. The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. Dacia , the Romanian automaker owned by Renault, plans to release an updated Dacia Spring later this year, with a starting price of €22,700.

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Pike forecasts 26.4% CAGR for electric-drive buses to 2018; hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell

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The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it. grants to offset the price premium. would purchase 500 battery electric buses. Fundamentally, all of these buses require either government emissions or fuel economy policy.

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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The Committee, chaired by Fernando Lugris of Uruguay, will present the Convention text to the UNEP Governing Council for adoption next month. The booming price of gold in recent years has triggered a significant growth in small-scale mining where mercury is used to separate gold from the ore-bearing rock.

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