Trinidad and Tobago has a great opportunity to accelerate the deployment of electro mobility in the country. The electrification of the transport sector has the potential to reduce the countrys emissions and thus help the fight against the impacts of climate change, and improve peoples quality of life with the reduction of air pollution in urban centers. Moreover, the electrification of the transport sector increases energy security and presents a great opportunity to improve public transportation services to the population. This report, elaborated by the University of West Indies (St. Augustine campus) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aims to provide insights about a series of public consultations with stakeholders in the country, and has the goal of presenting the results as a contribution to the efforts the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is already doing in the development of electro mobility. Investments in green and resilient infrastructure can contribute to the sustainable development of the country and thus improve the quality of life of the local society.
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- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013173
- Pages
- 45
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Contents 5
- List of Figures 6
- Executive Summary 8
- 1. Introduction 9
- 1.1 The rational for electric mobility 9
- 1.2 The challenges for electric mobility 13
- 1.4 Implementation model: Concept of "S" curve 13
- 2. Recent developments 17
- 2.1 Electric mobility advances in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 17
- 2.2 Electric vehicles in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 19
- 2.3 Electric vehicles in Trinidad and Tobago 20
- 2.4 Opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago 21
- 2.3 Battery Replacement Cost 23
- 3. EV public consultations in Trinidad and Tobago 26
- 3.1 Methodology and level of expertise of participants 26
- 3.2 Framework for the electrification of the transport sector 27
- 3.3 Consultation results 28
- 3.4 Breakdown by type of users 30
- 3.5 Consultation thematic analysis 32
- 3.6 Summary of the consultations 34
- 4. Policy considerations for Trinidad and Tobago 35
- 4.1 Category #1 Institutional and Political Leadership 35
- 4.2 Category #2 Economic, Financial and Tax incentives. 36
- 4.3 Category #3 Infrastructure and Standards 38
- 4.4 Category #4 Communications and outreach 41
- 4.5 Category #5 Business model 41
- 4.6 Category #6 Regulatory arrangements 42
- 4.7 Next steps 44
- 5. Bibliography 45
