Colombia, Emissions and Global

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

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

The buses are expected to be deployed along 15 routes in Bogotá’s Fontibon district in 2021 and thereafter 150,000 residents along the routes will be able to enjoy pure electric and zero-emission transportation services. Along with the previously-announced 470 buses, the new batch includes 9m- and 12m-long buses.

Colombia

Colombia Costa Rica BYD Barbados

BYD wins cumulative order for 1,002 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

BYD has exclusively won cumulative orders to supply 1,002 battery-electric buses to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. Three of BYD’s global strategic partners finally adopted BYD’s integrated electric bus solutions for their bids and successfully won the tender, totalling 1,002 electric buses. Earlier post.)

Colombia

Colombia BYD Taxi Electric

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

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

The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 The trade wars, lower economic growth and tougher emissions regulations came long before the COVID-19 crisis. million units.

Europe

Europe Market Sale Global

USDA study finds GHG from corn-based ethanol ~39% to 43% lower than from gasoline; reduction of >70% possible by 2022

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2019

A new study released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds greenhouse gas emissions from corn-based ethanol are about 39% lower than gasoline. The study also states that when ethanol is refined at natural gas-powered refineries, the greenhouse gas emissions are even lower—around 43% below gasoline. Searchinger et al.

Gasoline

Gasoline Colombia 2010 Emissions

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

Improving access to cleaner forms of transportation, like electrified public transport and active commuting by cycling and walking, would not only bring down NO 2 levels, but would also reduce asthma, enhance physical fitness, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. —Susan Anenberg.

Pollution

Pollution United Arab Emirates South Korea Las Vegas

Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Enel X continues to be a leader in the electrification of transportation in the US, supporting utilities, businesses and consumers on their path towards zero emissions driving through our unmatched combination of industry expertise, software, and hardware. —Surya Panditi, Head of Enel X North America.

Fleet

Fleet North America Market Massachusetts

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. Coming in second is Norway, followed by Sweden, Germany and the United Kingdom rounding out the top five countries for EV adoption, according to the most recent version of the Electric Vehicle Country Readiness Index from Ernst & Young Global Ltd.

Electric Vehicles

Electric Vehicles Global Vehicles Tax Credit

Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2012

The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has published its report on sustainability indicators for bioenergy. In the meantime, the Partnership is proceeding with piloting projects in Indonesia, Colombia and Ghana. Emissions of non- GHG air pollutants, including air toxics. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Environmental pillar.

Transportation

Transportation Global Water Pollution

11 more GM facilities worldwide go landfill-free; total up to 122

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Colmotores Assembly (Colombia). The addition of these 11 facilities to landfill-free status helps GM avoid more than 600,000 metric tons of CO 2 -equivalent emissions. Colmotores Assembly in Colombia launched awareness campaigns that engaged employees in reducing waste and sorting it correctly. Joinville Engine (Brazil).

GM

GM Colombia Waste Michigan

Fairbanks Morse Engine and Achates Power team up on opposed-piston engines

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), to reduce emissions and fuel consumption of Fairbanks Morse proprietary diesel and dual-fuel opposed-piston engines. while meeting the most stringent, global vehicle emissions standards. Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency'

Engine

Engine Power Powered Colombia

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2010

Natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation, according to a major new interim report out from MIT. The study found that there are significant global supplies of conventional gas.

MIT

MIT Coal Gas Emissions

IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2011

A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Montenegro leaped 48 slots, from 89 th place in 2010 to 41 st in this year’s ranking.

Gasoline

Gasoline Standards Montenegro Croatia

City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The transportation sector is the largest and fastest-growing source of urban CO 2 emissions in the Latin American region, as more people become dependent on motorized transport.

Taxi

Taxi Parts i-MiEV Los Angeles

Researchers say policies to curb short-lived climate pollutants could yield major health benefits; methane and black carbon

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2017

the University of British Colombia; the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; the University of York; the United Nations Environment Program; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Colorado State University; the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria; and TERI University in India.

Pollution

Pollution Climate Carbon Colombia

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Battery electric cars accounted for 70% of the electric car stock in 2023, states the IEA annual report of the EV global parc. While sales of electric cars are increasing globally, they remain significantly concentrated in just a few major markets. Electric car sales in 2023 were 3.5

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Cars Brazil Thailand

Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5 Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) set out to investigate whether the amount of PM 2.5 Our global collaborative project has confirmed that air pollution disproportionately affects developing countries.

Pollution

Pollution Malawi Ethiopia Tanzania

Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. In-Car Particulate Matter Exposure across Ten Global Cities.” El-Gendy, A.,

Pollution

Pollution Malawi Ethiopia Tanzania

EV Driven

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

BYD wins cumulative order for 1,002 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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

USDA study finds GHG from corn-based ethanol ~39% to 43% lower than from gasoline; reduction of >70% possible by 2022

Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

Enel enters public transit electrification market in US; partners with MassCEC for electric bus fleet

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Global Bioenergy Partnership publishes report on 24 sustainability indicators for bioenergy: electricity, heat and transport

11 more GM facilities worldwide go landfill-free; total up to 122

Fairbanks Morse Engine and Achates Power team up on opposed-piston engines

MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

City of Bogota, Columbia launches electric taxi pilot; part of C40-CCI EV Network

Researchers say policies to curb short-lived climate pollutants could yield major health benefits; methane and black carbon

Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Study finds economic losses due to health burdens caused by in-car PM2.5 exposure inversely proportional to per capita GDP

Drivers from the world’s poorest cities who keep their windows down are exposed to 80% more air pollution

Stay Connected