UEMI Newsletter | April 2026 Edition

Thamires Pecis
May 13
2 min read

We are excited to share with you the latest updates, insights, developments

and ongoing projects from the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative.

We appreciate your engagement in shaping sustainable urban mobility solutions.

Stay tuned for inspiring stories, key milestones, events, and upcoming opportunities to collaborate. Let’s keep driving change together! 🌱🚀

MobiliseHER

MobiliseHER has opened a call for tender for the implementation of the MobiliseHER Mobility Lab in Kochi, India. The assignment will support local activities around gender-responsive mobility, including stakeholder engagement, pilot implementation and a public exhibition to share findings and lessons from the process.

The call is open to eligible contractors with experience in inclusive mobility, urban interventions and community engagement.

Applications are open until 15 June 2026, 23:59 Berlin time.

Recent updates from E-Moviliza show how the project is turning electric urban logistics into a practical pilot in Quito. From the Cross-Docking platform at Museo del Agua Yaku, in the city’s Historic Centre, participating companies are consolidating goods and testing last-mile deliveries with electric vehicles.

Between August and November 2025, the pilot recorded an average of 268.86 kg of goods delivered per hour, 15.5% average battery consumption per route, 40.57 km average distance per route, and 9,516.89 kgCO₂-eq in managed emissions.

The project also welcomed representatives from the Chamber of Industry and Production (CIP), opening discussions on warehouse use, route optimisation, operational efficiency, and the possible transition from diesel to electric fleets. These exchanges show growing private-sector interest in cleaner and more efficient logistics models.

Coming Next GEMINI

Webinar: From One Hotel to Every City: How Ljubljana Built an AI-Guided Sustainability Tour on Public Bike-Sharing and How Other Cities Can Replicate It in 6 Weeks

22 May

FROM RESEARCH TO IMPACT

ACCESS partners met in Mexico City from 20 to 24 April for a week of exchange on smart and sustainable urban mobility transitions. The workshop brought together participants from Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Mexico to discuss transport, digitalisation, and low-carbon mobility solutions.

Through sessions and technical visits, participants explored examples such as Metrobús electrification, Cablebús, cycling infrastructure, ECOBICI, and digital mobility tools, while reflecting on how these experiences can support future collaboration across ACCESS cities.