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Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Puerto Rico)

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continued] The post Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Puerto Rico) appeared first on CleanTechnica. After the first part of our report (which, admittedly, was a bit underwhelming), we’re finally getting to the countries where.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. “Recycling w/o 2nd” indicates retired batteries that are directly recycled without a second life as energy storage systems (ESSs).

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Fiat Chrysler to phase out diesels in its passenger cars in EMEA by 2021; electrification roadmap

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Brazil: 99% non-electrified and ethanol, <1% high-voltage electrification. The PHEV platform will be next-generation technology, with an all-electric range of more than 50 km (31 miles), and the ability to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in the mid 4-seconds range. China will have 4 PHEVs and 4 BEVs.

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South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 2: Chile & Brazil

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By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” Chile […].

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BYD Q1 EV sales top 300,000, but is it enough to maintain a lead over Tesla ?

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Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid sales were up 14.5%, with 324,284 PHEVS sold. BYD Dolphin Mini (Seagull) launch in Brazil (Source: BYD) The average Wall St consensus is around 458,500. BYD says new energy vehicles (including PHEVs) have entered the “knockout round” as it continues growing its overseas footprint. over Q1 2023.

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Latin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 2: The Growing Middle (Chile, Mexico, Dominican Republic, & Brazil)

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Following up on our Latin American EV Market series, we continue now with countries that are further ahead of the “Laggards” but can’t be considered leaders. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find the previous article here: Latin America EV Market Share Part 1. In this article, we’ll finally see countries surpassing the […]

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BYD sold over 360,000 Seagull EV models in under a year as its cheapest electric car

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The low-cost EV landed in Brazil earlier with a starting price around $20,000 (99,800 BRL). BYD Dolphin Mini (Seagull) testing in Brazil (Source: BYD) According to BYD’s UK Marketing Manager, Mark Blundell, the automaker is “keen to have” the Seagull launch in the region.

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