China, Uruguay, India, Perth.
EV leasing in China: Jinqianchao Electric Vehicle Leasing Service launched a leasing scheme for electric cars in Shenzhen, offering 100 EVs supposedly at half the price of other leasing companies. The company plans to expand to other Chinese cities like Qingdao, Jinan and Linfen from August.
wantchinatimes.com
Electric taxis for Uruguay: Uruguay’s capital Montevideo has taken delivery of four electric taxis from BYD, which are said to have a range of 350 kilometers (217 miles) on a single charge. The province, most of which is covered by the capital city, plans to issue up to 50 new electric taxi permits.
evwind.com (in Spanish); foxnews.com
Electrification in India: To find out the cost of operations and practical feasibility, the Indian government will start road trials with 30 electric buses in selected cities across the country soon. Meanwhile, Indian delivery startup Roadrunnr plans to bring 100 electric scooters on the streets this month.
timesofindia.com (electric buses), economictimes.com (electric scooters)
No hybrid buses for Perth: The Australian city will replace its fleet of 32 buses with new diesel buses. A diesel-electric hybrid bus had been trialled, but was considered too expensive.
busnews.com.au
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