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BYD will sell EVs in Brazil

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EV sales for the first half of 2022 from Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru showed a growth that was driven by a number of factors, including government incentive programs and the cost of fuels. His program calls for industries focused on a green economy and the need to modernize the automotive industry with hybrids.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru.

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