Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

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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. On 29 December 2011, the City of Bogota enacted Decree No. 677 to support the project over a three-year period.

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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. Three of BYD’s global strategic partners finally adopted BYD’s integrated electric bus solutions for their bids and successfully won the tender, totalling 1,002 electric buses. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

BYD electric buses are servicing markets in many countries across Latin America, including Chile, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Globally, BYD’s pure electric buses, taxi, and other vehicles have spread to more than 300 cities, in more than 50 countries and regions.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Along with the 64 pure electric buses in Medellín, Colombia will have a total of 443 BYD electric buses, putting it at the vanguard of Latin America’s rapid push towards public transport electrification. Globally, BYD buses, taxis and other electric vehicles are present in more than 300 cities, 50 countries and regions.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

Inquiries are also pouring in from Chile, Brazil, Colombia, Europe, and the Middle East, with the UAE’s recent deployment of electric taxis being a strong indicator of regional market adoption.

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