Chile leads the way in electromobility: lessons for other Latin American countries

Countries around the world are making important steps in investing in electromobility as a sustainable transportation choice that delivers long-term benefits for the planet and public finances. Chile serves as a key example of the profitable implementation of electric mobility in the capital Santiago, which is growing rapidly.

The International Transport Forum (ITF) has praised Chile’s efforts and made related suggestions to its 69 member states, along with the current addition of the Dominican Republic. Highlighting Chile as a model for the area, ITF Secretary Young Tae Kim highlighted the potential for several international locations to adopt the Swimsuit as they electrify their transportation programs.

Experts predict that Chile will continue to implement collective mobility insurance and praise the federal government for its efforts to combine transportation methods in metropolitan planning. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) have been instrumental in working with Chile on these initiatives.

Chile’s Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Juan Carlos Muñoz, emphasized the importance of greener transport insurance during the annual transport summit, where Chile obtained the temporary presidency for the year 2025. With a fleet of two,480 electric buses in use, Santiago has the most important variety of electric buses on the planet, after China, with plans to include a further 1,110 models.

Despite Chile’s success, suggestions have been made for the Dominican Republic to stick to the rules and make progress towards a high-quality collective transport system. The Director of Urban Development at CAF, Emil Rodríguez, emphasized the importance of aligning mobility with metropolitan planning and boosting public transport to reduce dependence on personal cars.

Rodríguez emphasized the need to invest in the high quality of transport to encourage the use of public transport, as seen in international locations such as Germany, where public transport is of top quality and never tied to social status. He provided assistance and cooperation to the Dominican Republic in implementing related applications to boost public transportation and reduce dependence on personal automobiles.

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