Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A, —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

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. It will also be 60% cheaper to operate these buses, compared to traditional diesel-powered buses.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Colombia’s EV market is booming. As I said a couple months ago, we’re not only seeing significant YoY (year over year) growth (as we are in several other markets, including Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Brazil), but we’re also looking at “bursts” of demand that lead to significant MoM (month. EV Market Share!

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Whilst Latin Americas largest vehicle markets have been undergoing significant EV growth (we can already predict Brazils plug-in market share will surpass 5% in 2024 and Mexicos will be above 2%) and several minor markets are showing meteoric growth (Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Colombia), this does not mean the entire.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 4, 2025

continued] The post Costa Rica Achieved the Highest EV Market Share in the Americas for 3rd Consecutive Year in 2024 appeared first on CleanTechnica. It was written, translated, and abridged by Mario Duran Ortiz, a civil engineer in Costa Rica with ample knowledge on transportation and who has been reporting on the EV.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 23, 2022

” If you missed part 1 and part 2 of this series, see: South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2010

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. In the first five months of the year, GM sold 394,000 vehicles in South America and its market share was 20.2%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

This allowed the company to start selling buses in the European markets. Orders have been awarded in China, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Uruguay, North and South America. In China, there are already more than 1,000 such buses and in the first quarter of 2013 the BYD ebus obtained full European certifications.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 8, 2023

And we’re back, with the last part of our report on Latin America EV market share! If you haven’t read the previous articles, you can check them out here: Latin America EV Market Share Part 1 Latin America EV Market Share Part 2 In here, we will meet the market leaders, most of which have […]

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

As a member of the Argentine commercial vehicle industry, TATSA is engaged in an expansion process in both domestic and international markets. Since 2005, the company has been building commercial vehicles at a plant in San Martin, Buenos Aires, and this year will start production in a new plant located in Maldonado, Uruguay.

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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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The current world record is 3,400 m, set by Maersk Voyager’s sister drillship Maersk Venturer when it drilled the Raya-1 well for TotalEnergies offshore Uruguay in 2016. The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m (2.25

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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. By that, Volvo has delivered electric trucks to customers on six continents and in 45 countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 5, 2024

On September 19, BYD delivered 100 of its fully electric K9UD city buses to Cutcsa, Uruguay’s largest electric public transit operator. This delivery marks yet another major sale for BYD as the company expands its presence in the Latin American transportation market. Electrek’s Take Uruguay’s big bus order; via BYD.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Governments in emerging markets and developing economies: Dominican Republic; Ghana; India – two-wheelers and three-wheelers constitute more than 70% of global sales and more than 80% in India. The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Or the nearly 14-mile palm-fringed ribbon called La Rambla, in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. The red-and-white-striped promenade runs between a busy road and the Ro de la Plata, a wide waterway separating Uruguay and Argentina. Though meat is indeed god at the market, even vegetarians will feel a sense of awe.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2024

continued] The post Latin American EV Market Heats Up as Chinese Automakers Enter with Newer, Cheaper, Better Options appeared first on CleanTechnica. A bloodbath is coming. The exact timeline we don’t know, not yet at least. But the omens are here already.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Media coverage of EVs tends to focus on the world’s largest auto markets: North America, Europe and Asia. Until recently, that’s been where most of the action was, but in many smaller markets around the world, voltage levels are starting to rise. The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia. Porsche has already invested more than US$100 million in the development and production of eFuels. Of that, US$75 million went to acquiring an interest in HIF Global LLC in April 2022.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Singapore, January 2025 - BYD was the best selling brand in the overall market, with 566 units. Uruguay, January 2025 BYD was the 6th brand overall, with 257 units. Norway, January 2025 - 96% BEV share, a new record #1 - Toyota BZ4X, 1.188 units; #2 - VW ID.4, 4, 830 units; #3 - Nissan Ariya, 544 units.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corp, who was present at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, said that the Indian automotive market has been expanding steadily to become the third largest automobile market. This will lead to 1.7 times more production and 2.7 times more exports this year. We will invest in the future.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 15, 2025

continued] The post Uruguay EV Sales Report: At 17.6% BEV Market Share in April, We Have a New Leader in Latin America! appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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