Juan Diego Celemín Mojica, Author at CleanTechnica

Opinion: A Window Of Opportunity Is Opening For General Motors

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:45:27 +0000

There’s no other way to put it: GM has struggled badly in its transition to EVs. But recent developments have led me to believe that GM may be better positioned than it appears to be: if I’m right, and if GM does not mess up, it may well be one ... [continued]

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

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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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EV Sales Report: Brazil Races Ahead, Bringing 1,100% BEV Growth in April

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 24 May 2024 03:51:10 +0000

Good news keeps coming from the Carioca country. When EV sales skyrocketed in late 2023, there were fears this was a temporary increase because automakers were running to bring as many cars as possible to market before the tariffs kicked in this year. This wasn’t the case, and because the ... [continued]

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Peak ICE Fleet Is Closer Than We Believe

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sat, 18 May 2024 16:39:20 +0000

Let’s start with some brief history on the transition to EV sales, and then get to the big topic: transitioning the ICEV (internal combustion engine vehicle) fleet to electricity. The world passed peak ICEV sales back in 2017 EVs were only a small fraction of total vehicle sales back then ... [continued]

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Chiming In On The Debate: Who Will Save Us If The Model 2 Is Delayed?

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:09:51 +0000

After the article from our editor Zachary regarding the most likely replacement for a “Model 2” (and a followup here), and after having a brief exchange in the comments, I was left thinking. My original response was simple and straightforward … yet the more I think about it, the more ... [continued]

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

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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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Colombia’s EV Market Grew 23% in Q1 & Reached 4% Market Share in March

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 01:24:23 +0000

The first trimester is over, and countries are starting to present their official data for vehicle sales during the first three months of the year. Colombia, one of our leaders for EV sales in the region last year, started this one with reasonable growth amidst a generalized crisis in the ... [continued]

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EVs Grow 94% YoY in Mexico, Tesla Model Y Leads the Market

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:28:26 +0000

An interesting development is underway in developing countries, and it’s most visible right now in Latin America. Latin American nations, by and large, lack the means and resources to promote EVs like the US, Europe, and China have done. At best, we have some benefits regarding transit in restricted times ... [continued]

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

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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 with the Chinese market slowing down and the Chinese EV industry reaping the fruit of early investments, massive economies of scale, and near total control over battery supply chains. After ... [continued]

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

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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 sales. This podium has been stable for years, but, if the situation in January is to last, important changes could be upon us. However, as far as 2023 goes, these ... [continued]

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Latin American EV Sales Report, Part 2: The Promising Middle (Mexico, Panama, Brazil, Puerto Rico)

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 06:13:19 +0000

After the first part of our report (which, admittedly, was a bit underwhelming), we’re finally getting to the countries where EVs are moving fast! If you wish to read the first part of this report, you can find it here: Latin America 2023 EV Sales Report, Part 1: The Laggards (Argentina, ... [continued]

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Latin America 2023 EV Sales Report, Part 1: The Laggards (Argentina, Perú, Ecuador, Chile, Dominican Republic)

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 04:57:52 +0000

We’re back with our report on EV sales in Latin America! There are some novelties, but, contrary to my expectations, the distance between the laggards and the leaders is actually increasing: this means that the first part of the report will be full of bad (or, at best, “meh”) news, ... [continued]

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Tesla Announces Pricing in Chile for Model 3, Model Y — More Affordable Than Expected!

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:41:28 +0000

It’s been three months since we reported that Tesla was officially hiring in Chile, thus announcing the arrival of its EVs in South America’s southernmost country. Well, it’s now official — the store is open, pricing has been announced, and it’s been a pleasant surprise to find that Tesla is ... [continued]

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BEV Sales Shoot Past All Expectations in Brazil in December, Rise 700%!

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 23:13:32 +0000

Not long ago, Brazil’s BEV sales were symbolic: a fraction of a fraction. But the second half of 2023 has broken record after record, breaking all expectations and closing in on 3% BEV share in December, 700% growth YoY. As I started collecting data for the 2023 report on EV ... [continued]

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Another Chinese EV Manufacturer Lands in Mexico: SEV Will Build Its Affordable EVs in Durango

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:29:09 +0000

Mexico’s cheapest EV will now be built in North America in SEV’s new plant in Durango SEV, a Mexican brand selling Chinese-made cars, arrived in Mexico in 2022 and brought its E-Wan in August 2023, making it the cheapest EV in the country. Now, the company has announced it will ... [continued]

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In 2016, Bloomberg Made A Wild Prediction Regarding EVs For 2023. We’re Here To Check On It.

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 01:33:57 +0000

The year is 2016. The Tesla Model 3 is still firmly in production hell and won’t be able to ramp up production for two more years. Volkswagen is announcing its MEB platform and high hopes are being placed on the ID lineup. BYD is just entering its new phase of ... [continued]

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The Road To Price Parity: Competition Heats Up In Mexico, A Tsunami Of EVs Arrive In Colombia

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:11:32 +0000

Recent arrivals in Mexico and Colombia show Chinese EVs pose an ever-growing threat to mainstream automakers in Latin America. We’ve known for a while that China is the queen of affordable EVs, yet that mattered little when Chinese brands were mostly limited to the mainland and EVs represented only a ... [continued]

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Trying Colombia’s Cheapest EV: A Weekend With the Zhidou D2S

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:03:55 +0000

Traveling in a Mini EV: a weekend with the Zhidou D2S.

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Tesla Is Hiring In Chile! The EV Leader Is Finally Arriving In South America

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 05:00:44 +0000

Here at CleanTechnica, we’ve been reporting on the Latin American EV markets for a while now, and though the presence of electric vehicles in the region is still small, it has been growing steadily, in some places already reaching what José Pontes calls “the disruption zone.” And yet, something that’s ... [continued]

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Strange Times in the EV World: Has Mazda Just Started a Price War in Colombia?

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:17:19 +0000

As I was scrolling through social media a couple of days ago, an ad caught my eye. It was promoting the electric version of the Mazda CX-30, a car that has seen nearly no sales pretty much everywhere because, well, it’s quite expensive and offers a paltry 220 km (137 ... [continued]

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The Volvo EX30 Arrives In Latin America, Signaling The End Of The Beginning For ICEVs

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 04:33:21 +0000

Despite some promising countries (mainly Costa Rica), Latin America remains a laggard in the transition to cleaner, greener transportation. Those of you who read my report on the EV market situation in the region may remember that only four countries have surpassed 1% BEV market share, and some of them ... [continued]

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Life in a Super Soco: Review of the TC-1900 (Plus, the Future of the Brand)

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 06:08:35 +0000

In June 2022, just before the second round of Colombia’s national elections, former President Ivan Duque announced that the de-facto subsidy for gasoline* would be gradually dropped. The decision, thankfully, was approved by the new administration of President Gustavo Petro, and the cost of gasoline started to increase monthly. The ... [continued]

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And So It Begins: Cheap Geometry E Arrives In Costa Rica, Triggers A Price War

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:03:02 +0000

Cheap EVs are finally arriving on Latin American shores: Costa Rica’s Geometry E is triggering large price reductions. I’ve been saying for months now that EV prices in Latin America are unsustainably high, and that they ought to come down sooner rather than later. We’ve already seen what can happen ... [continued]

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Latin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 3: Leaders of the Pack (Colombia, Uruguay & Costa Rica)

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:35:16 +0000

And we’re back, with the last part of our report on Latin America EV market share! If you haven’t read the previous articles, you can check them out here: Latin America EV Market Share Part 1 Latin America EV Market Share Part 2 In here, we will meet the market ... [continued]

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Latin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 2: The Growing Middle (Chile, Mexico, Dominican Republic, & Brazil)

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:00:45 +0000

Following up on our Latin American EV Market series, we continue now with countries that are further ahead of the “Laggards” but can’t be considered leaders. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find the previous article here: Latin America EV Market Share Part 1. In this article, we’ll ... [continued]

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Latin America EV Market Share H1 2023, Part 1: Tale of the Laggards — Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, & Panama

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:03:21 +0000

Time flies. The first half of 2023 has already been over for a while, and the EV transition is accelerating, so we’re bringing news from a region often forgotten when speaking about electric vehicles: Latin America. We will divide this series of articles into three parts: the laggards, the middle ... [continued]

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Colombia’s Largest EV Seller Announces Alliance With CATL

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:20:39 +0000

Auteco will provide service to all CATL-powered vehicles in the country regardless of brand.

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BYD’s Big Bet In Brazil Is Full Of Promise: Cabs, New Factories, & (FINALLY) A Cheap EV

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:07:59 +0000

BYD enters Brazil with new factory, brings an affordable EV. Big changes are coming.

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

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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, ... [continued]

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3 Brave People Pushing The Limits Of Their Tiny EVs

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 03:57:04 +0000

Tiny electric vehicles tackle the mountains of Colombia.

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BYD Silently Reduces BEV Prices In Colombia

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — 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 ... [continued]

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What’s Coming With Chile’s National Lithium Strategy?

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 09 May 2023 12:54:03 +0000

Gabriel Boric, president of the world’s second largest producer of lithium, Chile, announced on April 20 that the country was adopting a “National Lithium Strategy.” And … that was pretty much it. I wish there was more to it. I wish I could say that the media exploded, that omens ... [continued]

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Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:01:49 +0000

Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units). It is the fifth-largest automobile exporter (in total value). The Mexican auto industry has grown sevenfold since the 1960s and doubled its output since the 1990s, when it was granted full ... [continued]

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The World’s Largest Electric Bus Has Been Sitting In A Parking Lot For 3 Years

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 01:33:28 +0000

... and hydrogen buses get another chance in the meantime.

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The Year of Change: Snippets from the EV Situation in Latin America

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 23:30:29 +0000

Long distances, oilfields, and low salaries abound south of the Rio Bravo. If you ask me, it’s mainly these three conditions that have marked Latin America as one of the laggards in the EV transition. Alas, all bad times should come to an end, and recent developments in the region ... [continued]

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Could Colombia Be 1st Country To Build GM EVs In Latin America?

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 06:39:25 +0000

“Committed to making Colombia the first Latin American country to assemble our EVs?” That was the question Shilpan Amin, President of General Motors International, asked Colombia’s GM team during his visit to this country on February 2 after hearing them say that Colombia’s government was committed to the energy transition. ... [continued]

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South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 3: Uruguay & Colombia

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 03:02:37 +0000

By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” If you missed part 1 and part 2 of this series, see: South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview ... [continued]

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South America Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 2: Chile & Brazil

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 22:48:54 +0000

By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” If you missed part 1 of this series, see: South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: ... [continued]

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South American Plugin Vehicle Markets, A Brief Overview — Part 1: Argentina, Peru, & Ecuador

Juan Diego Celemín Mojica — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:47:04 +0000

By Juan Diego Celemín Mojica “Passionate for all things Latin American, I’ve been closely following the energy and mobility transitions since they started to be present south of the Equator.” So far, South America has been a laggard in the transition to electric mobility. This, and the fact that the ... [continued]

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