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Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications ( earlier post ), has entered into a Dealer Agreement with Industrias IVOR, a leading distributor of heavy equipment and material handling equipment, including heavy-duty trucks, in Colombia.
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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 existing fleet of K9FEs operating in Santiago. Metbus is also one of the largest pure electric bus fleet operators in the Americas.
After years of EVs being priced well above their thermal competition, the arrival of a veritable armada of competitively priced EVs in Colombia (most, but not all, being Chinese) has resulted in the obvious consequence: people are buying them in droves. continued] The post Colombia EV Sales Report: EVs Grow 159% YoY, Reach Record 8.5%
Colombia’s EV market is booming. As I said a couple months ago, we’re not only seeing significant YoY (year over year) growth (as we are in several other markets, including Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Brazil), but we’re also looking at “bursts” of demand that lead to significant MoM (month. EV Market Share!
Its silent appearance has happened so far in Chile and Colombia (that I could verify), and it has the potential to revolutionize the market of either country. continued] The post The $25,000 EV Is Here: BYD Yuan Up Announced in Colombia for $25,700 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
Before November 2023, Colombia had been a consistent member of the podium in Latin America as far as EV adoption goes. continued] The post Colombia EV Sales Report: 240% Growth Brings the Country Back onto the Regional Podium!
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continued] The post Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica) appeared first on CleanTechnica. And so we get to the last part of our report, regarding the three countries leading the region in EV.
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And we’re back, with the last part of our report on Latin America EV market share! If you haven’t read the previous articles, you can check them out here: Latin America EV Market Share Part 1 Latin America EV Market Share Part 2 In here, we will meet the market leaders, most of which have […]
Our relationship with DynaProTech is a continuation of our localization strategy to have our drive systems integrated into products manufactured by regional original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in major world markets. DynaProTech represents the sixth international dealer agreement Balqon has established since the beginning of 2010.
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Latin America’s* market amounts. In some countries, they may not be growing as fast as we would wish; in others, they’re faster than we ever expected; but the trend remains clear regardless. continued] The post Present & Future of EV Manufacturing in Latin America: A Brief Overview appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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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. Droughts in Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico further strained hydropower generation.
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