Argentina and Colombia

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

It has also delivered 64 electric buses to Medellin in 2018, and delivered 470 units for the largest pure electric bus fleet in Colombia in 2020, and won another order for 406 electric buses in Bogotá recently. Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

Colombia

Colombia Costa Rica BYD Barbados

South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 3: Uruguay & Colombia

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 23, 2022

” If you missed part 1 and part 2 of this series, see: South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, […].

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Plugin Uruguay South America Colombia

BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

BYD electric buses are servicing markets in many countries across Latin America, including Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay. The first 100 BYD buses were delivered to Santiago in December 2018.

BYD

BYD Fleet Ecuador Uruguay

Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Along with the 64 pure electric buses in Medellín, Colombia will have a total of 443 BYD electric buses, putting it at the vanguard of Latin America’s rapid push towards public transport electrification. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

BYD

BYD Ecuador Uruguay Chile

Nissan Frontier Sentinel pickup concept unveiled in São Paulo; two LEAF battery packs

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The new Nissan LEAF is now available through a pre-sale program in Brazil, Chile and Colombia. Argentina will join the program in 2019. The Nissan XMotion Concept crossover and a Nissan X-Trail with a hybrid powertrain are also among the models on display.

Nissan

Nissan Concept Colombia Batteries

Ford building new $1.6B plant in Mexico for small cars

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Vehicles produced in Mexico also serve customers in the US, Canada, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and South Korea. Mexico is Ford’s fourth-largest vehicle manufacturing site for global customers—behind the US, China and Germany. billion in Ford facilities alone in the US.

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Mexico Paraguay Ford Uruguay

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

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Those of you who read my report on the EV market situation in the region may remember that only four countries have surpassed 1% BEV market share, and some of them (looking at you, Argentina) even […]

Costa Rica

Costa Rica America Argentina Volvo

JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

Demand in Latin America fell by 30% to 318,000 units, following restrictions in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and more recently Brazil and Mexico. The volume was also affected by the economic crisis in Argentina, the region’s third largest market. While Japan, Korea and the CIS countries recorded very low decreases.

Europe

Europe Sale Market Global

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

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. In the last few years, TATSA has signed production agreements with various automotive companies worldwide and has also established commercial representations in the USA, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, India and Qatar.

Eaton

Eaton Ecuador Uruguay Manufacturer

GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2010

GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Ardila becomes president, GM South America and will report to GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre.

South America

South America America GM Paraguay

Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

In addition, Chevrolet set record first-half sales in many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, South Africa, and Turkey. Chevrolet sold 286,499 more vehicles in the first half of 2011 than the same time period of 2010, a 14% increase year over year. Click to enlarge.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Global South Korea Sale

Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Enel has installed around 5,000 charging stations in Italy, Spain, Romania, Greece, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. Enel is planning to use JuiceNet platform’s functions in all of its EV charging stations globally.

Grid

Grid Market North America Colombia

Balqon Receives Initial $490,000 Purchase Order for Heavy-Duty Electric Drive Systems From New China-Based Distributor

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2010

This includes Argentina-based Autoelevadores Yale, Colombia-based Industrias IVOR, Electric Cars of Costa Rica, Mol Transportation Solutions in Europe and, most recently, Km. On 4 August 2010, the Shanghai Securities News reported (without citation) that China may invest more than 100 billion yuan (approximately US$14.8 Verde in Spain.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica China Purchase Colombia

Balqon Expands Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Distribution Into Europe With Mol Transport Solutions

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2010

In February, Balqon entered into an agreement with Autoelevadores Yale, a leading distributor of material handling equipment and electric vehicles in Argentina. In June, Balqon entered into an agreement with Electric Cars of Costa Rica, a distributor of light duty trucks, golf carts, trams and neighborhood electric vehicles in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Golf Cart Transportation Europe

Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Major new contributors to the growth of global biofuels between 2009 and 2015 include Indonesia, France, China, India, Thailand, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and Argentina. First generation ethanol, palm oil biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel from Europe continue to be the dominant biofuels produced.

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2015 Global Brazil Malaysia

The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 22, 2023

Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition. Alas, all bad times should come to an end, and recent developments in the region start to show not a […]

America

America Lithium Ion Argentina Colombia

GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2012

Top 10 Chevrolet sales markets in 2011. United States. Uzbekistan. 105,783.

2011

2011 GM Global China

Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

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Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Virgin Islands

Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

For the global study, 21,549 interviews were conducted between 27 November to 8 December 2017 among adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, and adults aged 16-64 in all other countries.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Vehicles South Africa Serbia

EV Driven

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

South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 3: Uruguay & Colombia

BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

Nissan Frontier Sentinel pickup concept unveiled in São Paulo; two LEAF battery packs

Ford building new $1.6B plant in Mexico for small cars

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

JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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

GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

Enel acquires eMotorWerks to provide grid balancing solutions and tap into US e-mobility market

Balqon Receives Initial $490,000 Purchase Order for Heavy-Duty Electric Drive Systems From New China-Based Distributor

Balqon Expands Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Distribution Into Europe With Mol Transport Solutions

Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America

GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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