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EVs surge in Bolivia amid fuel shortages, ‘junk gas’ scandal

South China Morning Post · · 239 words · By Associated Press
Electric vehicle adoption Bolivian Energy Crisis Economic Impact of Fuel Subsidies
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The number of electric vehicles in Bolivia climbed from 500 to 3,352 in the last five years”
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The specific numbers (500 to 3,352) are mentioned in one web search result citing the Single Registry for Tax Administration. Other results are generic and do not provide these specific figures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. Its geography primarily consists of an Andean region to the west and tropical lowlands…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The demographic characteristics of the population of Bolivia are known from censuses, with the first census undertaken in 1826 and the most recent in 2024. The National Institute of Statistics of Boli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Bolivia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2026, the world's core Jewish population (those identifying as Jews to the exclusion of all else) was estimated at 16.5 million, which is 0.2% of the 8.28 billion worldwide population. However, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_population_by_country
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“there are only three public charging stations serving the vast metropolitan area of El Alto and neighbouring La Paz”
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Three different web search results (which appear to be reporting on the same story/event) explicitly state there are only three public charging stations serving the El Alto and La Paz metropolitan area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Alto (Spanish for "The High One") is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Alto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Alto International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) (IATA: LPB, ICAO: SLLP) is an international airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. It is located in the city of El Alto, 13 kilometr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Alto_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mi Teleférico (Spanish pronunciation: [mi teleˈfeɾiko], English: My Cable Car), also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an aerial cable car urban transit system serving …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi_Teleférico
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“El Alto and neighbouring La Paz, home to more than 1.6 million people”
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The claim that the area is home to more than 1.6 million people is mentioned in multiple web search results reporting on the region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Alto (Spanish for "The High One") is the second-largest city in Bolivia, located adjacent to La Paz in Pedro Domingo Murillo Province on the Altiplano highlands. El Alto is today one of Bolivia's f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Alto
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — El Alto International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional El Alto) (IATA: LPB, ICAO: SLLP) is an international airport serving La Paz, Bolivia. It is located in the city of El Alto, 13 kilometr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Alto_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mi Teleférico (Spanish pronunciation: [mi teleˈfeɾiko], English: My Cable Car), also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an aerial cable car urban transit system serving …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi_Teleférico
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“a presidential decree that ended long-standing fuel subsidies, effectively doubling the cost of petrol”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of US election results and White House agendas, which are completely irrelevant to Bolivian fuel subsidies.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 8, 2025 · President Trump won the presidential election in 2024 with a mandate to reform Government and finally tum the comer on these accumulating perils.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/M-26-0…
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web search NEUTRAL — The following is a list of the abbreviations used to identify the party labels appearing on the various state ballots for the U.S. Presidential candidates in the 2024 general election.
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web search NEUTRAL — STATISTICS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF NOVEMBER 5, 2024 me of candidate designates Congressional District. Since party names for Presidential Electors for the same candidate vary…
https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2024/statis…
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“Bolivia’s energy supply disruptions worsened in 2023 under then President Luis Arce”
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The claim that energy supply disruptions worsened in 2023 under Luis Arce is explicitly stated in one web search result. Other results discuss Luis Arce generally but do not specifically confirm the 2023 disruption trend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (more commonly known as EnergyX) is an American technology company. Founded in 2018 by Teague Egan, it is based out of San Juan, Puerto Rico and has offices and l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Exploration_Technologie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Evo Morales Ayma (Spanish: [xwan ˈeβo moˈɾales ˈajma]; born 26 October 1959) is a Bolivian politician, trade union organizer, and former cocalero who served as the 65th president of Bolivia from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian former politician, banker, and economist who served as the 67th president of Bolivia from 2020 to 2025. A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Arce
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“President Luis Arce... maintained a state subsidy under which the country bought fuel at international prices and sold it at half its value on the domestic market”
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The specific detail regarding the state subsidy (buying at international prices and selling at half value) is mentioned in one web search result. While Wikipedia confirms Luis Arce was president, it does not detail the specific percentage of the fuel subsidy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luis Alberto Arce Catacora (born 28 September 1963), often referred to as Lucho, is a Bolivian former politician, banker, and economist who served as the 67th president of Bolivia from 2020 to 2025. A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Arce
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in Bolivia on 17 August 2025 to elect the president, vice president, and all members of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly. Incumbent president Luis Arce of the ruling …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Bolivian_general_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aniceto Arce Ruiz de Mendoza (15 April 1824 – 14 August 1906) was a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd president of Bolivia from 1888 to 1892. He also served as the fourth vice pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aniceto_Arce
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