For five years, sustainable mobility has taken over the national territory. To date, 8,128 electric vehicles have been registered in the Unique National Transit Registry (Runt), the goal of the National Government was in four years, it was to complete the registration of 7,000 vehicles in this category, a figure that was surpassed in the month of March.
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According to the latest report from the Ministry of Transportation, only in the month of May, 346 electric vehicles were registered. In this good dynamic, electric vans were positioned at the top of the list with more than half of the monthly total registered, with exactly 183 vehicles.
In second place is the bus division with 81 copies, followed by 36 cars, 22 quads, 12 motorcars, 11 tricycles and a truck. By cities, Bogotá marked more than a third of these vehicles, with a figure of 3,795, in the case of Antioquia, the registration of 2,494 was reported, in Cundinamarca 738 were registered, in Valle del Cauca 469 and in Santander 214.
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In the eyes of Ángela María Orozco, Minister of Transport, these These figures represent good progress in the country’s sustainability plan.
“In these four years of work, 5,963 electric cars have been registered, while between January 2010 and July 2018, 2,165 did so,” said Minister Orozco.
The portfolio manager also stressed public policies as a driver for the use of this technology, as in Law 1964 of 2019, which establishes incentives for electric vehicles such as discounts on the Soat and the technical-mechanical review, exceptions to the peak and license plate. , day without a car and restrictions due to environmental matters, among other benefits.
Regarding hybrid vehicles, the Ministry of Transport indicated a registered total of 34,194 of these vehicles, and only in May, 2,732 registered, the majority (15,463) located in the country’s capital.
After Bogotá comes Antioquia, which has 8,773; Cundinamarca, with 2,553; Valle del Cauca, with 1,924 and finally Norte de Santander with 1,481.
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