The Global Sustainability organization and 18 strategic allies, including the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Producers (ANPACT) and the National Association of Private Transportation (ANTP) , created the Alliance for Sustainable Mobility for All , with the purpose of promoting the electrification of public and private passenger and freight transportation in Mexico.
The reason for this initiative goes beyond the environmental; it is also, as Isabel Studer , president of Global Sustainability, said, a matter of social justice, since “while only 20% of the population can afford a private car, the majority today depends on insufficient and outdated public transport.”
“In Mexico, 70% of freight and public transport vehicles have an average age of 20 years, meaning that there are trucks and buses that can be up to 40 years old. Therefore, many small transporters, especially the so-called “truck-men” and small and medium-sized companies will be able to benefit from a renewal of their unit or their freight transport fleets if innovative financing schemes are designed,” the statement explained.
Studer added that examples such as the Metro Collective Transport System , the Trolleybus, the Cablebus, the Metrobus and other similar systems in different cities of the country show that we can and should move towards a new era of mobility that ensures the clean and accessible transport of people and goods for all.
Logistics and food production companies have also found that electromobility is a way to reduce costs , pollution and noise in various urban centers, through the use of medium-sized electric vehicles for the distribution of goods, known as “last mile” vehicles.
For her part, Shirley Wagner , Vice President of Global Sustainability, pointed out that other challenges to promote electromobility in Mexico, in addition to access to financing, have to do with clear and stable regulations that promote it and with the expansion of the charging infrastructure for these vehicles.
Rodolfo Osorio , coordinator of Electromobility at the Ministry of Economy , added that the best future for Mexico lies in electromobility, since in addition to ensuring the use of clean, renewable and non-polluting energy, it prevents the emission of greenhouse gases and global warming, and encourages greater social equity.
He stressed that the objectives of the Alliance for Sustainable Mobility for All are aligned with the vision of President Claudia Sheinbaum ‘s government to ensure that the energy needed for Mexico’s development, particularly that which comes from renewable sources, is accessible to all Mexicans.
The proposals of this initiative include the adoption of electric vehicles and shared mobility solutions , as well as the development of infrastructure to include charging stations in new residential and commercial projects.
It indicates that the transversal actors are telecommunications companies, as well as software and technology companies; banks and financial institutions, insurers and climate investment funds. In addition, it implies the participation of the energy sector, such as the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) , among other actors.
This Alliance involves specialists, universities and national and foreign research institutes, state governments, business representatives and various non-governmental organizations, including the Mexican Association of the Information Technology Industry (AMITI) , the Institute for Transportation and Policy Development (ITDP) , and the National Chamber of Electrical Manufacturers (Caname) .
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