Chile's Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications jointly launched an electric taxi replacement project Wednesday, aiming to promote electric mobility.China's BYD Company won the bid and obtained the sole supplier qualification for the first phase of the project, supplying 50 pure electric vehicles for the project.
The project will provide financing for taxi owners to trade in their cars for electric vehicles at a discount, as well as to buy and install home charging devices, Energy Minister Juan Carlos Hovette said at a news conference.
Tamara Berrios, head of BYD's Chile operations, said the company hopes that by participating in the project, it can demonstrate the advantages of electric cars in environmental protection and cost reduction, continue to maintain its advantage in the local market and facilitate green mobility.
In 2019, Chile proposed to achieve the goal of "carbon neutrality" by 2050, and developing electric travel is one of the important measures to reduce carbon emissions in Chile.