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Through the use of technological innovations, Cabify is saving over 1,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per year – making it the first carbon neutral mobility application in Europe and Latin America.
There is currently a positive outlook globally regarding the uptake of electric buses. However, as Rueben Scriven, Technology Analyst at Interact Analysis, explains, there are several challenges which could restrict the extent to which electric buses penetrate the market.
Latin American companies, Grin and Yellow, join forces to accelerate geographic and platform expansion across the continent.
A new partnership aims to mobilise municipalities whilst deploying electric bus fleets, and will begin with Medellín, São Paulo and Mexico City.
Transport networks worldwide are in a state of flux, and Latin America is no exception, says Yeswant Abhimanyu, LatAm Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan. In this interview with Intelligent Transport’s Luke Antoniou, Abhimanyu explains how new mobility business models and technologies are playing their part in improving safety and…
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis reveals new business models in mobility will become the new growth engines of the Latin American transportation…
18 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
Rolling stock manufacturer CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) will supply 18 units for the Quito Metro following a signing between the Government of Spain and the Ecuador Ministry of Finance, allowing rolling stock funding to go ahead.
3 May 2016 | By Eleonora Pazos, Head of the Latin America Division, UITP
A quick walk through the centre of any large Latin American city will be enough to establish who rules the urban space. While approximately 100 million cars (one for every five people) are used on a daily basis, public transport has been losing ground each year. Users frequently experience inadequate…
22 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
Metro de Panama SA has awarded an Alstom consortium consisting of Thales, Sofratesa, CIM and TSO a contract to supply 70 additional metro cars for Line 1 of Panama Metro. Alstom will supply 70 new metro cars for the Panama Metro Line 1 in a contract worth €130 million. In…
2 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
CAF the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer has completed the first metro trainset in a contract for the delivery of 185 cars bound for Santiago, Chile...
14 October 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Intelligent Transport
Scania has revealed its ‘Mega Bus’ for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as part of a drive to develop sustainable and cost-effective transport. The new vehicle, designed specifically for the Latin American Bus Rapid Transit market, is a 28-metre bi-articulated bus with a passenger capacity of up to 270 people. Scania…
2 July 2013 | By Alstom
Alstom was awarded a contract by the city of Cuenca to supply 14 Citadis trams...
31 October 2012 | By Alstom
Alstom has completed the turnkey design...
13 April 2012 | By Bombardier
Site expands local manufacturing capability of sustainable mass transit solutions...
9 November 2011 | By OTN Systems
OTN Systems, will install a fiber optic backbone for the Tren Urbano metro line in Lima, thereby gaining entry in the Peruvian market...
