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Electric vehicles and renewables will need a dramatic rise in mineral supply, IEA warns
May 8, 2021
The supply of critical minerals crucial for technologies such as wind turbines and electric vehicles will have to be ramped up over the next decades if the planet’s climate targets are to be met, according to the International Energy Agency. Source
Chinese electric buses roll out across Latin America
October 10, 2020
Latin American countries are moving towards cleaner public transport, adopting Chinese technology in cities all over the continent. Source
Caribbean Motors steering Belize into the future with electric cars
October 5, 2020
Caribbean Motors is opening the next chapter in Belize’s legacy of positive environmental actions by bringing in Belize’s first line of electric cars. Source
Bermuda Government leads from front on electric vehicles
September 29, 2020
Contractors have been asked to respond to a request for proposal on the supply of electric vehicles for the government fleet. The Bermudian government is attempting to procure a fleet of over 600 vehicles includes motorcycles, cars, trucks and various medium and heavy-duty vocational vehicles. Source
Jamaica building islandwide EV charging network
May 28, 2020
Emanuel DaRosa, the outgoing president and CEO of Jamaica Public Service, JPS, will leave as the company starts setting up an islandwide electric vehicle-charging station network. “This year, you will be able to travel all across the island and never be more than 40 kilometres from a charging station. EVs will transform our lives as […]
Coronavirus: The Caribbean is the First Domino to Fall, but There is Hope

From our Editorial Team
April 9, 2020
Guest Editorial by David Gumbs, James Fletcher & Justin Locke COVID-19 is crushing tourism-based, import-dependent economies across the Caribbean. Recovery will be slow—but it can also be revolutionary. Guest contributors David Gumbs, James Fletcher and Justin Locke frame for us a vision for how regional governments, with the help of multilateral institutions and global philanthropy, […]
Chile aims for 100% electric public transportation by 2040
March 9, 2020
Chile will underscore its commitment to sustainable energy ahead of Expo 2020, with the announcement by the country’s government they will decarbonise the electric sector and implement 100% electric public transport by 2040 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Source
Jamaica takes key step forward for e-mobility future
January 27, 2020
In partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and other key stakeholders, the Jamaican government completed its electric mobility framework. “We commenced a process to develop the electric vehicle sub-policy, which includes the development of an electric mobility strategic framework. That framework is now complete, and that was the first stage to getting us towards […]
Costa Rica secures $550 million for electric passenger train
November 18, 2019
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has approved a US$550 million loan to the government of Costa Rica toward development of an electric passenger train for the Great Metropolitan Area (GAM), running from Cartago to Alajuela. The estimated US$1.3 billion total needed for infrastructure and equipment will be funded via a PPP that […]