Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2013

It will transport both passengers and cars between Uruguay and Argentina. The ferry will have an operating speed of 50 knots, and in crossing the River Plate (Rio de la Plata) at high speed, the ferry will be able to viably compete with air traffic between Uruguay and Argentina. The 99 m catamaran attained a speed of 58.1 knots (107.6

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2023

The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The battery modules and energy storage system package is four times larger than on any electric/hybrid ship currently operating. It will carry 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2009

The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). The Agile is the first model of the Viva family; Project Viva represents a US$400 million investment by GM un Brazil and Argentina. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925. In 2008, it posted record annual sales (548,941 vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

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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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.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has delivered 100 of its 12 meter K9UD electric transit buses to Uruguay’s largest electric public transport operator, Cutcsa.

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The Driven EV News

MAY 1, 2025

World's largest 100% battery electric ship launches at shipyard in Hobart, headed for service ferrying passengers and vehicles between Argentina and Uruguay. The post “This ship changes the game:” World’s largest all-electric ferry launches in Tasmania appeared first on The Driven.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 4, 2025

The launch of the all-electric ferry China Zorrilla, expected to be operating between Argentina and Uruguay, represents a landmark event in global maritime electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

Orders have been awarded in China, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Uruguay, North and South America. This allowed the company to start selling buses in the European markets. The Dutch province of Friesland was the first in Europe to place BYD electric buses into service.

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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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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. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. Colombia’s EV market is booming. EV Market Share!

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

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. The company is also planning to set up another plant in Fort Valley, GA in 2011.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 5, 2024

It also significantly advances the cause of green transportation in Uruguay. Uruguay joins Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador as BYD customers, while the company continues to advance the region’s efforts to decarbonize public transport. Electrek’s Take Uruguay’s big bus order; via BYD. In 12m spec , that bus has a 19.5

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Vehicles produced in Mexico also serve customers in the US, Canada, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and South Korea. Mexico is Ford’s fourth-largest vehicle manufacturing site for global customers—behind the US, China and Germany. During the past five years, Ford has invested more than $10.2

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 23, 2022

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.”

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2016

Waze is rolling out the new feature first in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad, Tobago and Uruguay. The rest of world will follow. It will stay there until the vehicle speed drops below the limit.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 24, 2023

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. Volvo Trucks is continuing to enter new markets with its battery electric trucks. By that, Volvo has delivered electric trucks to customers on six continents and in 45 countries.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The batteries are currently powering the cars in the second season of the Championship, with the next round taking place in Uruguay on 19 December. The batteries showed remarkable reliability in the inaugural Formula E season, with only one failure in 440 race starts.

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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.

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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

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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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2012

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. would purchase 500 battery electric buses. The Africa/Middle East countries will see very little uptake due to the high cost of electric buses and infrastructure, the report finds.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay.

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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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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[.].

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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. New Zealand, January 2025 - BYD, 7th brand overall, with 365 units; - BYD Shark, 10th model overall, 195 units.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 4, 2025

This article was originally written in Spanish and published on one of the most important regional blogs regarding EV adoption: AleTech. 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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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

The company has launched the Dolphin Mini in Uruguay, Brazil and Mexico. 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 Dolphin comes in a 30 kWh version that offers about 190 miles of range, and a 38 kWh version with about 252 miles.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Countries participating in the summit include Australia, Bangladesh, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, the UAE, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Ghana, and Vietnam. (..)

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 8, 2024

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 15, 2025

continued] The post Uruguay EV Sales Report: At 17.6% Not too long ago, I wrote about Costa Ricas slow growth in EV adoption in recent months, saying that the rest of the region was not staying still and that should this situation maintain through 2025, the country was at risk of. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2024

Severe turbulence on an Air Europa flight to Uruguay from Spain on Monday injured more than two dozen passengers, officials said, leaving several with neck and skull fractures, in at least the second case of severe injuries from turbulence worldwide in less than a month. Other photos and videos showed broken ceiling panels and seats. “A

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2013

The Committee, chaired by Fernando Lugris of Uruguay, will present the Convention text to the UNEP Governing Council for adoption next month.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

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