YouTube Video Indicates Chevrolet May Be Reviving the Chevy Spark EV in Latin America

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:42:34 +0000

The Chevrolet Spark was Chevrolet’s smallest, most affordable model; the Spark EV was its underpowered EV version, built to comply with California’s regulations. Both are relics of a forgotten time: one, from when GM was still interested in making cheap basic cars; the other, from when EV sales were a … [continued]

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Gogoro Starts Operations in Colombia — But I’m Not Too Optimistic This Time

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:59:01 +0000

Four months after announcing its arrival in Colombia, Gogoro is here. The Taiwanese scooter company — widely known for being the first one to crack battery exchange stations — is finally selling its scooters and opening use of its first four stations in the city of Bogota in alliance with … [continued]

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Electric Scooter Battery Swapping for Colombia, & Gogoro Gets $50 Million in Investments

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 22:35:05 +0000

Terpel and Gogoro Launch Two-Wheel Battery Swapping and Smartscooters in Colombia Launching today in Bogota with four GoStations, Terpel plans to expand to 14 GoStations by the end of the year and then to other Colombian cities. BOGOTA, Colombia — Terpel, a leading Colombian fuel and lubes company, and Gogoro®️ Inc … [continued]

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The Sun Shines in South America: Colombia & Brazil Give Large Boost to Solar Deployment

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:34:28 +0000

South America has a lot of sun and a lot of space, and solar energy has grown from a small player to the main driver of generation growth in several countries in the region (making their already clean grids even cleaner). Today we look at the grids of Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, all of which have already made solar a cornerstone of their generation or are working to do so in the near future.

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Cotierra’s Biochar Tech Aims to Enrich Colombia’s Coffee Industry

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:40:26 +0000

Reversing climate change and safeguarding your morning cup of coffee in a one-two punch? That’s what Cotierra, a Swiss-Colombian carbon removal and AgTech startup aim to do with the $1 million in pre-seed funding they just received from a consortium of environmental and climate-focused investors. The investment will support the … [continued]

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Latin American EV Market Heats Up as Chinese Automakers Enter with Newer, Cheaper, Better Options

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:01:35 +0000

A bloodbath is coming. The exact timeline we don’t know, not yet at least. But the omens are here already … [continued]

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Latin America EV Sales Report, Part 3: Leaders on the Podium (Colombia, Uruguay, Costa Rica)

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:57:35 +0000

And so we get to the last part of our report, regarding the three countries leading the region in EV … [continued]

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Most e-Mopeds In Bogota Could Be Rendered Illegal This Year

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:20:04 +0000

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, laws were put in place […]

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BYD Silently Reduces BEV Prices In Colombia

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 02:10:53 +0000

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 city car BYD F0, which […]

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