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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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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. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

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

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The 183 BYD electric buses will join the 100 electric buses that BYD and local partner Enel brought into Santiago last December, giving BYD a dominant share of more than 60% in the capital’s electric bus market. The existing fleet of K9FEs operating in Santiago. The first 100 BYD buses were delivered to Santiago in December 2018.

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

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BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A, —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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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. DiDi Food, launched in early 2019, also registered impressive growth in an underdeveloped market. —Juan Andrés Panamá, Head of Operations of DiDi Mexico.

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Joy e-bike maker to develop hydrogen scooter, eyes global expansion | Autocar Professional

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The company will commence the assembly of its high- and low-speed electric two-wheelers at the new facility, with an initial annual target of more than 20,000 units to cater to the growing demand in the Eastern and Northern regions of India, as well as the export market in Nepal.

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Mitsubishi Motors to promote EVs with Hsinchu County in Taiwan

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The Hsinchu County government will introduce the i-MiEVs at the Taiwan High Speed Rail line’s Hsinchu Station as a taxi. It will analyze the demand and marketability throughout its operation to go forward with verifying more specifics for EV popularization, such as tax incentives and charging infrastructure installation.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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Over the past few decades, the art world has opened up beyond Europe and North America to create a more globalized market. Since most days were over 90 degrees, Uber and taxis were our best bets for getting around. There were also food markets to visit, as well as the W.E.B. Everything is free and marketed by word of mouth.

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