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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

BYD won an order to deliver another 406 battery-electric buses to the Colombian capital of Bogotá, coming shortly after a previous announcement on 17 December of the delivery of the 470 pure electric buses to the city. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A, Earlier post.)

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BYD wins cumulative order for 1,002 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

BYD has exclusively won cumulative orders to supply 1,002 battery-electric buses to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. This tender was open to all bus technologies. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China to date, which sets a new record in sales volume for the overseas pure-electric bus industry.

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1200 Units of BYD DM-i PHEVs Arrived in Colombia

Electric Cars Report

Recently, 1200 units of BYD DM-i plug-in hybrid vehicles have arrived in Colombia from Xi’an, China. The exported fleet consists of 200 units of BYD QIN PLUS DM-i and 1000 units of SONG PLUS DM-i, scaling all-time high for individual export volume of DM-i hybrid vehicles from BYD.

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Bogotá pilots all-electric taxi fleet using BYD e6s

Green Car Congress

The District Government authorized this scalable all-electric taxi pilot in an effort to improve the air quality in Colombia’s dense cities. Forty-nine BYD e6, 5-passenger, all-electric cross-over sedans received approval from the Colombia Ministry of Transportation to operate as taxis in the city of Bogotá.

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Colombia February 2021

EV Sales

Also important to remember, here they are playing in a levelled field with the Legacy OEMs, because neither have the home advantage, making the race all more interesting. Looking at the Year Best Sellers, it does look like a rather original Top 5, doesn't it?

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Gogoro expands its battery-swapping electric scooters to the Americas

Baua Electric

Gogoro GoStation Source: Gogoro Those who have been hoping to see battery-swapping leader Gogoro bring its electric scooters to the Western world can finally rejoice. 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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Bogotá to test BYD electric buses

Green Car Congress

Express del Futuro, a partner-operator of Transmilenio, and BYD unveiled plans for an electric bus fleet in Bogotá, Colombia. The BYD K9 all-electric buses will be placed into trial service as of Q2 2013 in the Colombian capital. Earlier post.).

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