Charging infrastructure, incentives, accessibility, and energy generation are essential factors for the development of electromobility in Mexico, specialists agreed during the panel ” Connectivity and Electric Charging Infrastructure: Opportunities and Innovations that Drive Electromobility ,” within the framework of  Latam Mobility North America 2026

At the event, which took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Tonatiuh Anzures, Director of Government Affairs for DiDi Mexico , stated that in the transition to electromobility, the cost of the vehicle must be accessible, as well as having incentives for the construction of charging infrastructure .

He emphasized that, according to the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) , there are currently 53,000 private charging stations in the country, compared to almost 4,000 public ones.

“If we think about the challenge of the energy transition, we have to achieve a clearer and more fluid operation in the generation of energy needed for all charging stations and make electric vehicle charging stations a reality,” he emphasized.

For his part, Roberto Rocha, co-founder of VEMO , agreed that the price of vehicles “must be correct,” since it is a determining factor for the growth of the industry.

“We have to consider the tariffs. We’re going to allow companies to invest in charging plants, which would generate jobs, but we need to ensure access to fair prices. As for the charging infrastructure, it would be advisable to make it faster,” he stated.

Similarly, he considered that although they are carrying out actions to accelerate recharging, such as the installation of solar panels, generation points are required close to the areas where they are needed.

He also commented that connectors are an issue that needs to be addressed in the short term, and added that, beyond education, work must be done on standardizing these components.

“In other regions you have one or at most two, and in Mexico there are four types, including one that isn’t designed for North America. Everyone in the electromobility sector should push towards a single connector or at most two. Having several creates problems for the user,” he explained.

He recalled that the company partnered with Organización Soriana , which has more than 800 safe and accessible stores nationwide, where charging points were installed.

For his part, Pablo Bernal, Automotive & Energy Solutions Engineer at Keysight Technologies , pointed out that the implementation of sodium batteries will allow for a decrease in costs both in those used by vehicles, as well as in stationary storage.

“In terms of regulations and operability between standards, there is a lack of education for the general public regarding the existing protocols, and they need to know that if they are going to buy a vehicle with a certain charger, they must understand the limitations,” he stressed.

Ana Acedo Tamayo, CEO of VoltDeo , reiterated that interoperability is essential to guarantee an ecosystem that allows, among other things, easy access to chargers , which will improve the user experience and “therefore generate more promoters and add more people who want to migrate to more electric vehicles.”

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The Mexico-China Chamber of Commerce and Technology believes that the measures announced by the Mexican government to protect the country’s strategic industries, through which it seeks to impose tariffs of up to 50%, will have negative consequences for the development and growth of key industrial sectors and for the supply chains that sustain the competitiveness of products sold in Mexico and around the world.

The organization, made up of Chinese companies with operations in Mexico and vice versa, noted that it proposes imposing tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% applicable to products originating in Asia, classified in more than 1,400 tariff items , including glass, textiles, clothing, steel, aluminum, footwear, household appliances, hygiene products, auto parts, batteries, motorcycles, trailers, and automobiles.

“If it comes to consumer products, these very high increases of 35 to 50% in the import tax will have an unprecedented inflationary impact on products such as textiles, clothing, and footwear,” the agency emphasized in a statement.

He noted that the tax on imported cars would be 50% , with immediate effects on the final consumer price. This would affect access to these vehicles, “which are high-quality, irreplaceable, and greatly needed to advance the energy transition and reduce the emission of pollutants into the Earth’s atmosphere.”

He pointed out that Mexico has become a supplier of unprecedented scale and quality, so the supply chain would also be affected.

“The Mexican government’s proposal to increase tariffs on key segments such as parts and components for motorcycles, automobiles, batteries, engines, among others, constitutes a threat of harm or directly harms the development of the mobility sector, and electric mobility in particular,” he said.

In this regard, he called for a reconsideration of the proposed measures through a thorough and clear analysis of Mexico’s potential to replace these high-tech imports in the immediate future.

“Otherwise, we will be negating any possibility of absorbing, consolidating, and developing technology in the Mexican market for key sectors such as the metalworking industry, auto parts, household appliances, and other sectors that drive inflation control, thereby preserving the remunerative capacity of the minimum wage in Mexico,” he warned.

The Mexican Association of Automobile Dealers (AMDA) stated that the proposed increase will harm the economic and financial viability of a 60 billion peso (mdp) investment in the creation of 800 points of sale for cars imported from China in Mexico, the trade organization added.

In turn, the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) indicated that increasing the cost of electric vehicles will make more than 100 models of this type of vehicle and 50 plug-in hybrid models inaccessible.

In response, the Mexico-China Chamber of Commerce and Technology reiterated its willingness to engage in dialogue with all Mexican authorities to find solutions that address the goals of increased tax revenue.

Furthermore, among other points, he reaffirmed the principles of equity and reciprocity in bilateral trade between Mexico and China , and proposed a gradual and equitable approach that balances the effects on inflation, the creation of quality jobs, and the development and deepening of value chains with a greater degree of binational integration.

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