Colombia - In the first quarter of this year alone, the city of Bogotá in Colombia has put into circulation around 558 new electric buses, a volume 500% higher than in the same period in 2021 and almost 450% higher than in the whole of last year. By the end of this year, the Colombian capital will have added more than 1,000 new electric buses into its public transport system, taking the total volume of e-buses in circulation to some 1,400 units; claimed as the second largest fleet of electric buses outside of China. This volume of vehicles is expected to reduce emissions by around 94,300 tons of CO₂ per year, equivalent to that produced by 42,000 private cars in the same period. 

In addition to all the environmental benefits, the introduction of a clean and sustainable fleet allowed the Colombian bus market to resume growth, with sales up 141% in the first quarter. Of the 858 new licensed buses, 558 were electric and 300 powered by fossil fuels, being 297 diesel, two gasoline and one natural gas.