Electric Cars in the DR

[playacaribe2]

I don’t know if this electric vehicle brand (Riddara) is new in the DR ior this is a new model (or both), but it was shown in the most recent electric vehicles fair in Santo Domingo. I guess this too is from China.

In a different color in one of the VIAMAR showrooms in SD.

Several colors. This pick up actually looks nice, not the horrible “Cybertruck” which should be illegal. Lol

Radar Automotive which manufactures the Riddara, an electric truck, is owned by Geely Automotive Holdings. They also own or control multiple other brands, the most famous being Lotus and Volvo.

Looks like they are front running their most formidable Chinese competitor BYD in the DR market for electric trucks.


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Playacaribe2

 

[AlterEgo]

 

[playacaribe2]

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Sticker shock for sure.

But:

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Playacaribe2

 

[AlterEgo]

Sticker shock for sure


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Playacaribe2

We were car shopping for me last November and ended up buying a hybrid, because the battery is guaranteed for 10 years or 150,000 miles. I doubt we’d have bought it otherwise. I don’t drive much (he has a Tundra and hates the car).

 

[playacaribe2]

We were car shopping for me last November and ended up buying a hybrid, because the battery is guaranteed for 10 years or 150,000 miles. I doubt we’d have bought it otherwise. I don’t drive much (he has a Tundra and hates the car).

Hybrids and Hybrid Plug-Ins seem to be the most reasonable path/bridge to an all electric.

There are a couple of older 2014 Nissan Leaf's in PC and I have not yet heard of any battery replacements necessary. The rest are 2016-2018. None have had any issues of substance beyond routine maintenance.

There are another 6 2018's arriving next week in time to beat the 5 year import rule.

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Playacaribe2

 

[CristoRey]

EV Cars in the DR?
What a freaking joke.
These Muppets can't even keep the lights on 24 hours a day.
Buddy of mine up in El Batey was without electricity for almost
five hours earlier this week (friends all over the island have similar
experiences regularly) and they're pushing this EV garbage?
Talk about putting the cart before the horse.

 

[fuchs4d]

Now if you buy an electric car you get a dog for free.
Why?
Because you do not have to walk home alone.

Alexander

 

[NALs]

EV Cars in the DR?
What a freaking joke.
These Muppets can't even keep the lights on 24 hours a day.
Buddy of mine up in El Batey was without electricity for almost
five hours earlier this week (friends all over the island have similar
experiences regularly) and they're pushing this EV garbage?
Talk about putting the cart before the horse.

Teleféricos, monorails and metros run on electricity too. Whether a sector where one of the SD Metro stations are located is having a blackout or not, the Metro will be running regardless.

 

[CristoRey]

Teleféricos, monorails and metros run on electricity too. Whether a sector where one of the SD Metro stations are located is having a blackout or not, the Metro will be running regardless.

Will be interesting to see if EV charging stations will be afforded the same luxury.

 

[NALs]

Will be interesting to see if EV charging stations will be afforded the same luxury.

Supposedly, the EV station that open in Bávaro is Latin America’s first that get all its energy from solar panels. At least that’s what was in all the newspapers when it open for the first time. I bet is the first of many more to open throughout the DR.

 

[NALs]

April 17, 2024
El Caribe

 

[NALs]

Can see some aerial footage of Evergo Connect in Bávaro and the solar panels. It seems he is one of the investors (correction: he is the general manager.) Speaks Spanish with a Chilean accent.

 

[MoJoInDR]

Using a Porche in the ad... That's funny... And not very smart.

 

[playacaribe2]

Using a Porche in the ad... That's funny... And not very smart.

I am curious as to why you think that?

The vehicle is an electric Porsche Taycan.

Perhaps they should have using a Tesla which is more recognizable to the general public.


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Playacaribe2
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[Big]

electric vehicles here must be charged with fossil fuels. More so than anywhere else. So, at the end of the day, Texas tea actually powers those cute little political statements.

 

[SKY]

I am curious as to why you think that?

The vehicle is an electric Porsche Taycan.

Perhaps they should have using a Tesla which is more recognizable to the general public.


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Playacaribe2
,

‘What the hell?’: Tesla renting shopping centre, airport car parks as unsold EVs pile up​

Stunning images have revealed the scale of the challenge facing troubled electric carmaker Tesla.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/on-the-road/what-the-hell-tesla-renting-shopping-centre-airport-car-parks-as-unsold-evs-pile-up/news-story/bd3632e1ca28af9072dcbe57715e955b

 

[playacaribe2]

electric vehicles here must be charged with fossil fuels. More so than anywhere else. So, at the end of the day, Texas tea actually powers those cute little political statements.

Most large electric grid suppliers utilize fossil fuels to some degree. That is a given. But that amount/percent has been declining and will continue to decline.

As to the DR, CEPM and its parent are not just leaders in renewable electrification here, but in the world as well. I am not sure the EDEE mindset that plays out here concerning power and the grid in the DR really grasps what is taking place.

InterEnergy, the parent of CEPM has a goal of 100% renewables by 2030 and they have been steadily marching towards that goal for some years now. All those resorts and all those workers should be learning about and thanking the pioneers of Punta Cana.....Ted Kheel, Frank Raineri, and most important to the whole picture, little known Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster.

When I was informed two years ago that Rolando had thrown his considerable weight and resources out to Cabo Rojo, I knew that project would actually come to fruition....in spite of the naysayers here.


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Playacaribe2

 

[Big]

Most large electric grid suppliers utilize fossil fuels to some degree. That is a given. But that amount/percent has been declining and will continue to decline.

As to the DR, CEPM and its parent are not just leaders in renewable electrification here, but in the world as well. I am not sure the EDEE mindset that plays out here concerning power and the grid in the DR really grasps what is taking place.

InterEnergy, the parent of CEPM has a goal of 100% renewables by 2030 and they have been steadily marching towards that goal for some years now. All those resorts and all those workers should be learning about and thanking the pioneers of Punta Cana.....Ted Kheel, Frank Raineri, and most important to the whole picture, little known Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster.

When I was informed two years ago that Rolando had thrown his considerable weight and resources out to Cabo Rojo, I knew that project would actually come to fruition....in spite of the naysayers here.


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Playacaribe2

every single solitary P.C resort has massive Cat generators to keep them functioning should the power go out, 100% renewable is a pipe dream. There is a reason CAT and Chevron are DOW components.

 

[playacaribe2]

every single solitary P.C resort has massive Cat generators to keep them functioning should the power go out, 100% renewable is a pipe dream. There is a reason CAT and Chevron are DOW components.

Yes, they all have backup should the power go out....but that is and has been standard operating procedure..................but they rarely needed in PC. I even have backup here in the US......should the need arise.

100% renewable may or may not be a pipe dream for them..........but that is the goal..........and the amount of renewable energy they currently produce continues to grow.

They have a proven track record in the energy space and have no difficulty acquiring funding to meet their goals.

They have morphed from providing power to their first hotel in PC, the Fiesta, into providing power for upwards of 50,000 hotel rooms in the DR. They have expanded to Bayahibe and now are supplying power out in Pedernales/Cabo Rojo.

It would not surprise me in the least if they strike a deal to start to provide power to other areas. They, unlike the state run power companies, are the real deal.


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Playacaribe2

 

[Big]

Yes, they all have backup should the power go out....but that is and has been standard operating procedure..................but they rarely needed in PC. I even have backup here in the US......should the need arise.

100% renewable may or may not be a pipe dream for them..........but that is the goal..........and the amount of renewable energy they currently produce continues to grow.

They have a proven track record in the energy space and have no difficulty acquiring funding to meet their goals.

They have morphed from providing power to their first hotel in PC, the Fiesta, into providing power for upwards of 50,000 hotel rooms in the DR. They have expanded to Bayahibe and now are supplying power out in Pedernales/Cabo Rojo.

It would not surprise me in the least if they strike a deal to start to provide power to other areas. They, unlike the state run power companies, are the real deal.


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Playacaribe2

help me out with 100% renewable. What industry can possibly meet this goal, anywhere in the world but especially here. I know it makes people feel good to use terms like "renewable, reduce carbon footprint and sustainability" but these buzz words are used by environmental groups as fashion words. You do know what powers the D.R grid?