Costa Rica is known for its renewable-friendly policies and ambitious goals to lower emissions. But as Bjørn Utgård and Mónica Araya explain, electric mobility is a key part of reducing greenhouse gases. Public transit, affordable electric vehicles and infrastructure will all be crucial for Costa Rica’s energy transition. Rapid deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) in emerging economies is key to dealing with climate change, and as recent progress in Costa Rica shows, Norway’s mass-deployment of EVs is an invaluable example. The International Energy Agency recently calculated that more than a billion (1,000,000,000) electric vehicles are needed by 2040 to live up to the Paris climate agreement. That means adding an average of more than 40 million electric vehicles (EVs) every year for the next 24 years, or about half of global vehicle sales. A large portion of these EVs will need to be deployed in emerging economies, since this is where most people live and car ownership is quickly expanding. Costa Rica, a small Central-American country of 5 million people, offers early insight into how that can … Continue reading Pura Vida! Driving Smart Electric Mobility in Costa Rica