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South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, & Ecuador

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By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” ” So far, South America has been a laggard in the transition to electric mobility.

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Average 2020 crude carbon intensity for California rose 7% to 13.41 gCO2e/MJ

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Ecuador was another large single contributor, with 11% (55,091,542). The largest portion of crude supplied to California refineries in 2020 came from within the state itself: 148,013,383 barrels, or 31%. The second-largest portion came from Alaska: 91,118,748 barrels, or 19%.

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

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BYD electric buses are servicing markets in many countries across Latin America, including Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay. 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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Throughout Latin America, BYD’s new energy vehicle footprint has spread to major markets including Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Barbados, Panama, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Argentina. Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

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South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 2: Chile & Brazil

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” If you missed part 1 of this series, see: South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, & Ecuador. Chile […].

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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BYD’s zero-emission transportation solutions have gained ground in Latin America, and now successfully service markets in many other countries across the region, including Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Uruguay and Argentina.

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California 2019 crude average carbon intensity up

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All the other major sources of crude declined, with the exception of Ecuador, which increased 18.7% One of the largest changes between 2018 and 2019 was a major increase in the import of Iraq crude: from 30,808,908 barrels in 2018 to 56,764,587 barrels in 2019. from 53,444,960 to 63,459,582 barrels. Imports from Saudi Arabia plunged 31.4%

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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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Audi offering A3 e-tron customers in Germany green electricity in cooperation with LichtBlick

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square feet) of rainforest in Ecuador per customer per month. Providers of this green electricity do not make use of federal subsidies pursuant to the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG). In addition, LichtBlick protects one square meter (10.76 LichtBlick is one of the largest independent energy providers in Germany.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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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. Everything that we do has the patient in mind.". Using the prototype, Suquillo was able to pinch together his thumb and index finger for the first time in 35 years.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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In the last few years, TATSA has signed production agreements with various automotive companies worldwide and has also established commercial representations in the USA, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, India and Qatar. The company is also planning to set up another plant in Fort Valley, GA in 2011.

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GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

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GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Ardila becomes president, GM South America and will report to GM Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre.

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Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

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In addition, Chevrolet set record first-half sales in many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, South Africa, and Turkey. Chevrolet sold 286,499 more vehicles in the first half of 2011 than the same time period of 2010, a 14% increase year over year. Click to enlarge.

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¿Por qué llevar la electromovilidad a sus flotas?

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En Ecuador, los vehículos de bajas o cero emisiones (como lo son los eléctricos) no gravan el Impuesto al Valor Agregado. Colombia también cuenta con descuentos en contribuciones para EV, ya que no aplica el impuesto de energía en la carga de EV.

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EV Radar: May 2022

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Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Czech Republic. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dominican Republic. East Timor. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands. Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories.

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EV Radar: June 2022

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Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Czech Republic. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dominican Republic. East Timor. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands. Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories.

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EV Radar: April 2022

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Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Czech Republic. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dominican Republic. East Timor. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Falkland Islands. Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Putin has aligned Russia with OPEC’s have-nots—the members lacking financial resources to withstand low crude prices for an extended period and that have objected to Saudi policies (Iran, Iraq, Angola, Nigeria, Libya, Algeria, Ecuador, and Venezuela)—against the haves (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar).

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Six Ways Chevron Imperils Climate, Human Rights, & Racial Justice

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Kathy Mulvey, Climate accountability campaign director, Kathy Mulvey designs and leads corporate accountability initiatives and campaigns at UCS, conducting research and analysis, engaging corporate targets, building coalitions, and mobilizing experts and supporters.

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