Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2023
Chile President Gabriel Boric announced that his government will nationalize the country’s lithium industry, with the objective of increasing wealth for the country, and developing a key industry as a fundamental step to link Chile’s economic development with the change towards a green economy at a global level. Earlier post.)
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 3, 2024
On paper, Chile has everything to be the Latin American leader in electrifying mobility. It’s relatively small and wealthier than most other countries in the region, it has abundant renewable electricity, and it lacks meaningful oil reserves, so there’s a huge financial incentive to curb those expensive oil imports with.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
From 2016-2019, more than 90% of the lithium imported to the United States came from Argentina (55%) and Chile (36%). Although use of these minerals is not restricted to battery production for EVs, they are nonetheless important for meeting the increasing demand for EV production.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 15, 2022
Chile’s Ministry of Mining awarded China-based BYD a contract to extract up to 80,000 tons of metallic lithium. The other lithium extraction contract, also for 80,000 tons, went to Chile-based Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte SA, for an offer of US$60 million. million tons, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 11, 2021
neutral fuel (eFuel) in Punta Arenas, Chile. With Haru Oni, we’re bringing our power-to-X technologies to the global market. In southern Chile, we’re implementing one of the energy industry’s most exciting projects for the future and driving forward the decarbonisation of the mobility sector.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 21, 2022
E-Fuels company HIF Global, together with partners, authorities, and community representatives, celebrated the production of the first liters of synthetic gasoline at the Haru Oni Demonstration Plant in southern Chile. Chile’s Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow, headed the ceremony where a Porsche 911 was loaded with synthetic fuel.
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Tesla has officially landed in Chile, marking the first time it has appeared in a South American country as it continues to expand to new markets. In January, Tesla had already started planning to launch the location in Chile with an inauguration event. Tesla llega hoy a Chile. I’d love to hear from you!
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