Source: Presidency of the Republic
The Ministries of Industry, Energy and Mining, Housing and Land Planning, and Environment launched the incentive fund for tests of electric utility vehicles of the MOVÉS project, in order to promote sustainable urban mobility. In the case of this launch, the vehicles are given free for a month, through rental companies, to firms interested in learning about the technology and renewing their fleets.
In the launch carried out on Monday 17th at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, the MOVÉS coordinator, Ariel Álvarez, explained that the initiative to promote efficient and sustainable transport in Uruguay has the support of the United Nations Program for Development and the collaboration of the Uruguayan Agency for International Cooperation. Its funding comes from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
According to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, the project consists of promoting actions in favor of a more sustainable and efficient energy transport, including stimulating the use of electric utility vehicles, offering a free trial month to companies. companies that use this type of transport. To this end, firms dedicated to renting electric-powered vans will be able to express their interest in joining the initiative until February 15th 2019.
Although, in principle, the application will be made in the metropolitan area of Montevideo, the experience will later be replicated in other cities of the country.
Interested parties must register by completing a web form. By doing so, the companies agree that their name and that of the contact person may be provided to the rental companies selected by the project in order to implement the tests.
The call includes vehicle rental companies interested in receiving incentives for the purchase of these utilities, which will be leased monthly to other firms, free of charge and for a total period of one year.
Likewise, any company that already has conventional utility vehicles is invited to register for a free trial of one with an electric motor for one month.