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Life in a Super Soco: Review of the TC-1900 (Plus, the Future of the Brand)

CleanTechnica EVs

In June 2022, just before the second round of Colombia’s national elections, former President Ivan Duque announced that the de-facto subsidy for gasoline* would be gradually dropped. The decision, thankfully, was approved by the new administration of President Gustavo Petro, and the cost of gasoline started to increase monthly.

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3 Brave People Pushing The Limits Of Their Tiny EVs

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Riding alongside cars, trucks, and buses in the roadway (normally used by cyclists training on Saturday morning), we passed by several small electric mopeds, the likes of which have become very popular in a city as crowded A few weeks ago, while travelling to visit my grandfather, I looked out the window and noticed something unusual.

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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. Our partnership with Copec, a major Latin American energy company, is an important milestone in our mission to transform urban transportation around the world.

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Most e-Mopeds In Bogota Could Be Rendered Illegal This Year

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Laws take time to catch up with technological changes. And, worse, lawmakers are usually abysmal at predicting technological innovation and, more importantly, how that innovation is going to affect society. An event related to this seems to be unfolding here in Bogota in real-time.

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