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Colombia EV Sales Report: 240% Growth Brings the Country Back onto the Regional Podium! 

CleanTechnica EVs

Before November 2023, Colombia had been a consistent member of the podium in Latin America as far as EV adoption goes. That month the position got snatched by Brazil thanks to the lowering of the BYD Dolphin’s price and, later, the arrival of a more affordable BYD Dolphin Mini (BYD.

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Fossil Gas Crisis & EV Taxis in Colombia: A Surprisingly Promising Pair

CleanTechnica EVs

Colombia’s fossil gas climate crisis could spark EV adoption as the affordable FAW Nat Taxi lands at $23,000. Last year, Colombia faced one of its harshest droughts in the last three decades, which forced the country to rely heavily on fossil-fuel generation to maintain healthy. Climate change is no joke.

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A Cry for Help: Affordable EVs Aren’t Arriving in Latin America at Reasonable Prices

CleanTechnica EVs

The promise of low-cost EVs has been one long awaited. It was here on CleanTechnica that I first read about it, in 2018 or so, when the Osbourne effect started to be mentioned and estimates for price parity were presented, the most pessimistic of which claimed 2027 would be the date BEVs would cost the

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MIT Report Finds Natural Gas Has Significant Potential to Displace Coal, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Role in Transportation More Limited

Green Car Congress

While there is substantial uncertainty surrounding the producibility of this gas, there is a significant amount of shale gas that can be affordably produced. Much of this is from unconventional sources, including gas shales.

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YouTube Video Indicates Chevrolet May Be Reviving the Chevy Spark EV in Latin America

CleanTechnica EVs

The Chevrolet Spark was Chevrolet’s smallest, most affordable model; the Spark EV was its underpowered EV version, built to comply with California’s regulations. Both are relics of a forgotten time: one, from when GM was still interested in making cheap basic cars; the other, from when EV sales were a.

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IEA: power use to soar through 2027, but renewables will keep up

Baua Electric

But it also presents evolving challenges for governments in ensuring secure, affordable, and sustainable electricity supply, said IEA director of energy markets and security Keisuke Sadamori. Droughts in Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico further strained hydropower generation.