As part of its ambitious decarbonization plan, shipping company DHL announced the acquisition of a fleet of Volvo trucks for its delivery operations. The company’s climate protection goal of achieving zero-emission logistics by 2050 applies to both its own activities and those of its transport subcontractors. The zero-emission logistics mission is supported by four intermediate…
Months after announcing its operations across 1,000 cities worldwide, Optibus, a comprehensive software platform for public transportation planning and operations, announced that it closed USD$100 million in Series D funding, with new and existing investors. These types of resources usually originate from venture capital firms and the amount raised and valuations vary widely, especially since…
Driverless and robotized transportation has arrived to shape a new form of mobility, aiming to achieve efficiency and reduce operating costs. In that sense, the Uber platform began tests of home food delivery through its “Uber Eats” service with autonomous driving in the city of Los Angeles. The process will be conducted with the help…
The electric vehicle market is growing exponentially. Global sales of electric cars grew by 40% in 2020 and nearly doubled by 2021. In addition, all major automakers have committed to phase out their gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2030 or earlier to contribute to environmental protection. Against this backdrop, innovations are emerging that are further…
Mexico City has made great efforts to promote electric mobility and decarbonization of public transportation. According to data from the Mexican capital’s head of government, in recent years significant resources were allocated for these new technologies. In 2019, the investment was 456 million pesos for the acquisition of 66 units, in 2020, 130 units with…
The high levels of pollution and overpopulation in Mexico City represent great challenges and opportunities for the public and private sectors to implement important solutions in the field of mobility. In this sense, the Mexican mobility company VEMO, which designs and implements customized innovations that cover the entire ecosystem of clean mobility – charging infrastructure,…
Efficiency in mobility has surpassed routine levels of just commuting to work, universities and educational centers, but has transcended to the entertainment and sports world with solutions for citizens to move around in an optimal and non-polluting way. In Spanish soccer specifically, interesting initiatives have arisen. First division clubs in Iberian football are increasingly implementing…
Guayaquil is one of the most populated cities in Ecuador, with nearly 2.7 million inhabitants, according to the French Development Agency, an organization that is promoting mobility projects in the country. Reducing travel times and improving air quality have become key objectives to encourage investments of new platforms and multinational companies that see Latin America…
In order to strengthen their business relations and develop technologies and investments in the electromobility industry, SQM (Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile) and LG Energy Solution signed a memorandum of understanding that complements the lithium supply agreement already signed by both companies. It is worth noting that LG is currently one of the world…
Carbon emissions increased 6% on a global scale, which is the highest figure recorded in history, according to data published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reached a new global record in 2021, at 36.3 billion tons, due to the increased use of coal in a global economy recovering from…
Chile is one of the countries where electric mobility is more established, being the nation with the most electrified buses in Latin America. From December 2018 to date, almost 800 transport vehicles with these technologies were put into operation, to which another 991 will be added by a tender already awarded and another 137 by…
Electric mobility in Colombia continues to have a significant impact on the vehicle fleet. According to the latest report delivered by the Ministry of Transportation, corresponding to February 2022, the country registered more than 7,000 registered electric cars, a figure that demonstrates the rapid growth of this segment, which until 2018 was only 2,165. Incentives…