According to Juan Octavio Díaz, president of the House of Batteries, in Latin America and the world this is an unstoppable trend despite the resistance of many industries that do not want to lose their market.

The specialist explained to the newspaper La Prensa that electric mobility will be the common denominator on the planet, and pointed out that although last year only 78 vehicles of this type were sold in the isthmus, it represents an increase of 271% in relation to the 21 units marketed a year earlier.

According to a United Nations report, transportation in the region is responsible for 15% of greenhouse gas emissions and is one of the main causes of air pollution.

Luis Felipe Gómez, also from that institution, recalled that Panama launched the Green Light project, with which they created, in mid-2019, a network of chargers for electric vehicles free of charge, from this city to David, capital of the province of Chiriquí, powered by solar energy.  More..