Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

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. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A, Earlier post.)

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Colombia Costa Rica BYD Barbados 407

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2021

BYD has exclusively won cumulative orders to supply 1,002 battery-electric buses to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China to date, which sets a new record in sales volume for the overseas pure-electric bus industry. Earlier post.) According to TRANSMILENIO S.A.,

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Colombia BYD Taxi Electric 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

BYD Ltd and Praco Didacol (BYD’s Colombian distribution partner) announced that BYD e6’s will be placed into Taxi service as of Q1 2013 in the Colombian capital Bogotá as a pilot. The District Government authorized this scalable all-electric taxi pilot in an effort to improve the air quality in Colombia’s dense cities.

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E6 Taxi BYD All-Electric 247

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

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. Metbus is also one of the largest pure electric bus fleet operators in the Americas.

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BYD Fleet Ecuador Uruguay 385

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

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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BYD Ecuador Uruguay Chile 286

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. Privately-owned electric vehicles will enjoy these same incentives.)

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Taxi Parts i-MiEV Los Angeles 311

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Didi Chuxing (DiDi), the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, will launch Latin America’s first shared electric vehicle (EV) fleet through its app in Mexico, as the company further invests in sustainable transportation innovations in the region. 200 EVs are exclusive for DiDi drivers.

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Mexico Costa Rica Fleet Hybrid 332