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BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

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The Chilean Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt, recently announced a new order for 183 BYD electric buses for the Chilean capital of Santiago, due to arrive in August of this year. The first 100 BYD buses were delivered to Santiago in December 2018.

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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD won an order to deliver another 406 battery-electric buses to the Colombian capital of Bogotá, coming shortly after a previous announcement on 17 December of the delivery of the 470 pure electric buses to the city. The buses were tendered by the Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.). Earlier post.)

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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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.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A., Eaton matches the system to an automated six-speed Eaton transmission and stores energy in a lithium-ion battery pack.

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BYD delivers 100 of its K9UD electric transit buses to Uruguay

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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. This delivery marks yet another major sale for BYD as the company expands its presence in the Latin American transportation market. In 12m spec , that bus has a 19.5

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

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The report points to a few key drivers behind this surge: industrial expansion, the rising need for air conditioning, the electrification of transportation, and the explosion of data centers. The countrys booming industrial sector plays a big role, especially in energy-hungry manufacturing like solar panels, EV batteries, and EVs themselves.