Green Car Congress
MAY 23, 2013
in partnership with Chinese automaker BYD Ltd, introduced the first battery-electric 12-meter rapid transit bus in Uruguay and the region. The bus can be charged overnight, while the electricity pricing is lower. By 2015 it is expected that more than 500 BYD electric buses will be running on the streets and roads of Uruguay.
Electric Cars Report
DECEMBER 24, 2023
Volvo Trucks is continuing to enter new markets with its battery electric trucks. The company has now delivered its first heavy-duty electric trucks to Latin America, with the vehicles going to customers in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
EV giant BYD is now selling its Dolphin Mini (a rebranded version of the Seagull compact electric hatchback) in a number of emerging markets. The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. Chinese automakers, which now have a range of lower-priced EVs to sell, are heavily targeting these markets.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2013
BYD Company, Ltd. has been selected to supply 35 all-electric buses to be used to transfer passengers between airport terminals and aircraft at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. This allowed the company to start selling buses in the European markets. The open-public tender was sought by four other established suppliers.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2015
Williams Advanced Engineering was awarded the prize for its work in creating the batteries that are currently powering the cars racing in Formula E, the world’s first fully electric racing series. The company also was awarded the Simms Medal for 2015 in October by the Royal Automobile Club for its work on the Formula E battery.
Green Cars News
JULY 15, 2014
Uruguay’s government-owned sole energy supplier, UTE, has become the latest company to convert to electric-powered transport, taking delivery of no less than 30 Renault Kangoo ZE. UTE, which generates and distributes electricity across the small South American country, took delivery of its new bat[.].
Green Car Congress
MAY 3, 2011
TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A., with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. The companies will work closely to specially match Eaton’s hybrid system to TATSA’s popular 12-meter bus model.
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