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Electric Buses in SP Will Receive Over 1 Billion Reais in Investments
This Thursday (10), an alliance between 17 investors and manufacturers was announced, aiming to inject around R$ 1 billion in investments to finance the increase of the electric bus fleet in four cities in Latin America: São Paulo – SP, Medellín (Colombia), Santiago (Chile), and Mexico City. The investments in the electric bus fleet aim to permit the circulation of over 3,000 of these vehicles.
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São Paulo – SP Has 1.5% of All Electric Bus Fleet in Circulation in the City
In São Paulo – SP alone, there are 217 electric buses in circulation, which accounts for 1.5% of the entire fleet, preventing the emission of over 25,000 tons of CO2 annually. In the city of SP, about 61% of greenhouse gas emissions come from public transport, which consists of diesel-powered buses.
In Chile, specifically in Santiago, there is the largest fleet of electric buses, with over 770 buses that emit zero gases. Investments in this area promise less polluting vehicles within up to 12 months, with the possibility of putting them into circulation in up to 18 months.
