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.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2023
Technology group Wärtsilä will power the biggest battery electric ship yet built with its battery-electric propulsion system and waterjets. It will also be the world’s first electric, lightweight catamaran. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The order with Wärtsilä was booked in July 2023.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. This fleet will begin operations in September 2020, giving Bogotá the largest electric bus fleet on the continent and one of the largest in the world.
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2013
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. These 35 BYD buses will enter service in July of 2014 and will replace an aging fleet of conventionally powered buses. BYD Company, Ltd.
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
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 Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2012
Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. The Latin American market will be driven largely by uptake in Brazil, but other countries will also spur adoption, notably Uruguay which recently indicated it.
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