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

Green Car Congress

Buquebus and CTS Auto S.A., in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. 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

Baua Electric

Media coverage of EVs tends to focus on the world’s largest auto markets: North America, Europe and Asia. 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.

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