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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. This order also sees BYD again smashing the record for the largest electric bus order in the Americas, following its delivery of 183 buses to Chile during August 2019.

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DiDi to introduce first shared EV fleet to Mexico; 700+ EVs and hybrids to start

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Launched in April 2018, DiDi Mexico offers its range of ride-hailing, taxi-hailing and food delivery services across 32 cities, covering 50% of the nation’s population. In 2019, the number of trips people have taken with DiDi grow by nearly three and a half times. 200 EVs are exclusive for DiDi drivers.

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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

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Photo: Shenzhen Government Online Shenzhen, the home of Chinese EV giant BYD, says it’s become the first in China to have more supercharging plugs than gas pumps. As Electrek reported in April , BYD received direct government subsidies of “at least” $3.7 The city of 12.5 Get started here. –

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Baidu introduces Apollo 3.5, Apollo Enterprise in major advancements to Apollo autonomous driving ecosystem

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The new release unlocks the tools developers need to create reliable self-driving mobility solutions such as robo-taxis and autonomous delivery services. At CES 2019, udelv announced up to 100 ADVs, which have been developed on the Apollo 3.5 Open Source V2X and Robo-taxis. to develop its own autonomous driving solutions.

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IDTechEx calculates ~31 GWh of electric vehicle markets beyond cars in 2021

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Electric Air Taxis/ Electric Vertical Take-off & Landing (eVTOL) - The future of electric air taxis, or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), is perhaps the most uncertain due to high regulatory barriers as well as technical. Battery Demand From Non-automotive EV Sectors in 2021.

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How China beat everybody to be international chief in electrical automobiles

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Year an overabundance of businesses emerged, with greater than 500 EV manufacturers crowding the marketplace in 2019, the try nurtured successes like BYD Co. The outcome was once stable trade for EV makers reminiscent of BYD, which additionally makes buses, and Guangzhou Automotive Team Co. It may well get pricey.

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Learn How India’s EV Manufacturers Are Promoting Green Mobility

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Several industry giants like Olectra-BYD, Scania, Foton PMI, JBM Solaris, VECV are eyeing the Indian E-bus industry. billion in 2019. The two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments, followed by E-buses and passenger taxis, are expected to lead the adoption curve. 2-Wheelers. E-Bikes/Electric Bicycles. billion by 2024, up from INR 2.92