Colombia’s Largest EV Seller Announces Alliance With CATL
Auteco will provide service to all CATL-powered vehicles in the country regardless of brand.
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Most e-Mopeds In Bogota Could Be Rendered Illegal This Year
Laws take time to catch up with technological changes. And, worse, lawmakers are usually abysmal at predicting technological innovation and, more importantly, how that innovation is going to affect society. An event related to this seems to be unfolding here in Bogota in real-time. Because the country wanted to be prepared, … [continued]
3 Brave People Pushing The Limits Of Their Tiny EVs
Tiny electric vehicles tackle the mountains of Colombia.
BYD Silently Reduces BEV Prices In Colombia
Spearheaded by Tesla, price cuts in BEV lines have been happening all over the world … and, more recently, seem to have arrived in Latin America. BYD in Colombia BYD has been a local player in Colombia since the early 2010s, when it both started selling gasoline vehicles (particularly the … [continued]
Improving Grid Transmission in Andean Countries
In conversation with renewable energy entrepreneurs and enthusiasts throughout South America, the most common response to the question of what needs to be improved is “grid transmission.” This is by no means a uniquely South American problem. There is no continent with a perfect power grid, and investments by the … [continued]
Growing Colombia’s Clean Energy Workforce
Labor shortages in the US, particularly in the solar industry, are delaying clean energy projects across the country. Colombia, which is starting to see rapid deployment of clean energy projects and considerable government investment, will need to transition its labor force from the oil and coal industry into clean energy … [continued]
Public EV Transportation In South America
The common conception appears to be that a successful transition to electric vehicles is determined by the number of passenger vehicles sold. China, Europe, and the United States lead the way in this category and are thus considered to be at the forefront of EV adoption. However, another metric should … [continued]
The World’s Largest Electric Bus Has Been Sitting In A Parking Lot For 3 Years
… and hydrogen buses get another chance in the meantime.
The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America
Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition. Alas, all bad times should come to an end, and recent developments in the region … [continued]
Could Colombia Be 1st Country To Build GM EVs In Latin America?
“Committed to making Colombia the first Latin American country to assemble our EVs?” That was the question Shilpan Amin, President of General Motors International, asked Colombia’s GM team during his visit to this country on February 2 after hearing them say that Colombia’s government was committed to the energy transition. … [continued]
