Summary
The Centro de Movilidad Sostenible (CMS) is a non-profit technical partner providing expertise in transport decarbonization across Latin America and the Caribbean. The organization focuses on public policy development, electrification roadmaps, and technology evaluations for fleets and infrastructure. CMS manages several high-profile international projects, including the GEF 7 Electric Mobility Programme's LATAM platform, the ZEBRA initiative in Chile, and the Drive Electric campaign. Its technical capabilities include big data analysis for vehicle modelling, emission inventories, and the design of fuel economy standards.
Key insights
- CMS operates as a non-profit organization focused on the decarbonization of the transport sector in the LATAM region, currently executing or assisting projects in 15 countries, including Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and several Caribbean island states.
- The organization provides a range of technical services, including the design of electrification roadmaps for fleets and machinery, development of emission inventories and energy consumption baselines, and the creation of economic models such as Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA).
- CMS hosts the Latin American Investment and Support Platform for the GEF 7 Global Electric Mobility Programme, which has an approved budget exceeding $50 million USD and involves 27 countries aiming to develop electric vehicle (EV) pilots.
- Through the ZEBRA (Zero Emission Bus Rapid Accelerator) program, CMS serves as the Chile lead and regional knowledge partner to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission buses in cities such as Santiago de Chile, Mexico City, Medellín, and Sao Paolo.
- As part of the Drive Electric campaign, CMS is supporting the Chilean Ministry of Energy in implementing the National Electric Mobility Strategy and designing fuel economy standards for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles.
- CMS's current research priorities include sustainable mineral sourcing and battery supply chains (specifically lithium), the second-life application and recycling of lithium-ion batteries, and the development of HDV fuel economy standards and EV mandates.
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- Centro de Movilidad Sostenible (2023). CMS_Brief_2023_ENG. https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CMS_Brief_2023_ENG.pdf
- Chicago
- Centro de Movilidad Sostenible. CMS_Brief_2023_ENG. 2023. https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CMS_Brief_2023_ENG.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Centro de Movilidad Sostenible |title=CMS_Brief_2023_ENG |date=2023 |url=https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CMS_Brief_2023_ENG.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{centrodemovilidadsostenible2023cmsbrief2023eng, author = {{Centro de Movilidad Sostenible}}, title = {{CMS\_Brief\_2023\_ENG}}, institution = {Centro de Movilidad Sostenible}, year = {2023}, url = {https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CMS_Brief_2023_ENG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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