The Medellín Mayor’s Office, in favor of sustainable mobility and environmental care, aims to renew its public transportation fleet in an effort to reduce pollution and promote the use of clean energy.
In this regard, the city administration has announced its plan to replace at least 600 buses that currently operate with diesel technology and fossil fuels, with electric vehicles.
Viviana Tobón Jaramillo, Technical Director of Public Transport at the Medellín Mayor’s Office, revealed details of this important initiative to Mobility Portal, highlighting that the goal is to mitigate the environmental impact of public transportation.
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According to Tobón Jaramillo, this measure is part of a comprehensive strategy aimed at transforming the mobility model in the capital of Antioquia and positioning it as a leading city in terms of sustainability and the modernization of its transportation infrastructure.
“We are in the process of technical analysis to determine the specific technology within electric mobility that we will use,” she stated.
A step towards clean mobility in Medellín
Mobility is one of the sectors that most contributes to pollutant gas emissions in large cities, and Medellín is no exception.
With a growing population and an increasing number of vehicles on the road, the impact of fossil fuels has become a key concern for local authorities.
The transition to an electric fleet aims not only to reduce CO2 emissions and other atmospheric pollutants, but also to improve the quality of life for the city’s residents.
Electric buses, besides not emitting harmful gases, are considerably quieter, which will also help reduce noise pollution in Medellín, a problem present in many urban areas.
“We believe that with the support of public resources and funds, electric mobility will become our main tool for modernization,” she concluded.
