{"id":30067,"date":"2024-03-13T05:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=30067"},"modified":"2024-03-12T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:20:03","slug":"mexico-mercadolibre-quadrupled-electric-vehicle-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/mexico-mercadolibre-quadrupled-electric-vehicle-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico: MercadoLibre Quadrupled Electric Vehicle Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MercadoLibre <\/strong>reported that it now has a fleet of 900 electric vans for last mile delivery in Mexico, 400% more than it had a year ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The company highlighted in an official statement that this is a great sum of ecological efforts and emissions reduction, with 28 % of all energy used coming from wind and solar sources.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this sense, Guadalupe Mar\u00edn<\/strong>, Regional Director of Sustainability at MercadoLibre<\/strong>, pointed out that they are focused on deepening the positive impact of their ecosystem, reducing geographical and socioeconomic gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We seek to be increasingly efficient in reducing the environmental impact of our growth. It is a path of continuous improvement, collective, and with many challenges ahead, in an industry as dynamic as it is exponential, both in Mexico and in the rest of the region,” <\/strong>she commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read also:<\/strong> Costa Rica Debates Bill to Create Charging Network<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n MercadoLibre <\/strong>detailed in its press release that 50% of all its bags are made of recycled plastic<\/strong>, with the aim of reducing its environmental footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of social responsibility initiatives, MercadoLibre invested US$23.7 million in biome conservation and regeneration projects in Latin America, with a special focus on Mexico.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to its environmental efforts, MercadoLibre <\/strong>has supported entrepreneurs in the southern region of the country, offering training and financing through partnerships with organizations such as ProMujer <\/strong>and Alianza Emprendedora<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In total, the company granted more than 45 million credits to entrepreneurs in Latin America, benefiting 5,000 women, who achieved that 44% of their electricity consumption in operations was supplied with renewable energy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nProgress in Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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