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2025 To Be Year Of Electrification In Africa & South America

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:57:45 +0000

In the EV world, I think most would agree that the biggest story of 2024 was the rapid scaling up of EV sales in China, particularly from future automotive king BYD. The Chinese EV market had been growing fast for years, and BYD had more than a decade of EV … [continued]

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As Gogoro Expands in Latin America, Executive Changes Come in Taiwan

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Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:19:33 +0000

Latin America is Gogoro CEO Horace Luke’s last official function After opening shop in Bogota, Colombia, last May, Gogoro launched in Santiago, Chile, just last month. In both instances, the battery swapping and smartscooter company inked deals with fuel and lubricant companies — Tepel in Colombia and Copec in Chile. … [continued]

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EV Sales Report: LatAm’s Laggards & Smaller Markets (Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, & El Salvador)

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Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:50:32 +0000

Whilst Latin America’s largest vehicle markets have been undergoing significant EV growth (we can already predict Brazil’s plug-in market share will surpass 5% in 2024 and Mexico’s will be above 2%) and several minor markets are showing meteoric growth (Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Colombia), this does not mean the entire … [continued]

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It’s Leapfrog Time For EVs In Smaller Auto Markets

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:21:49 +0000

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica just explained this well himself, but it was perhaps hidden a little bit under a headline about Colombia and various other details. This point is one that I’ve been waiting for, and we’ve seen the market building toward this with the expansion of BYD into more … [continued]

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100 Electric Buses for Uruguay — Thanks, Build Your Dreams (BYD)

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Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2024 02:51:59 +0000

BYD (Build Your Dreams) continues to help electrify the world. Aside from opening up dozens of markets to cheap electric cars, let’s not forget that the company has been deliveries thousands of electric buses and trucks around the world in recent years. And we won’t forget about that this week, … [continued]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

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Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Latin America 2023 EV Sales Report, Part 1: The Laggards (Argentina, Perú, Ecuador, Chile, Dominican Republic)

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Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2024 04:57:52 +0000

We’re back with our report on EV sales in Latin America! There are some novelties, but, contrary to my expectations, … [continued]

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CleanLight: Exciting Solar Startup in Chile

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Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 21:20:35 +0000

CleanLight is one of the most exciting clean energy startups in Chile. This renewable energy manufacturing company has used solar generators to power off-grid homes and brings renewable energy to industries such as construction and mining that have not benefited from the renewable transition. CleanLight was founded in 2019 by Camila Svec and Jordan Butler, […]

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Galapagos Airport: Environmental Tourism

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Credit to Author: Otto Gunderson| Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 04:50:03 +0000

People who love to travel but are concerned about the environmental impacts of flying should consider a trip to the Galapagos. In 2017, the Ecological Airport of the Galapagos became the first airport in Latin America to be recognized as carbon neutral. This was granted through the Airports Council International, whose Airport Carbon Accreditation Program […]

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