Colombia plans 1,200km electric truck charging corridor
The ‘Ruta-E: Clean Energy in Motion’ project will be jointly implemented by the Colombian Ministry of Transport, the organisation CALSTART, and several companies from the logistics, energy, and automotive sectors. According to project partners, participating companies include DHL, BYD, Auteco Blue, TCC, and Voltrelli.
The freight corridor will connect Bogotá with Cartagena and pass through Barranquilla. Charging stations for electric trucks will be installed along the route at intervals of no more than 100km. The project aims to accelerate the electrification of freight transport, stimulate investment in charging infrastructure, and increase the availability of electric trucks in Colombia. Project partners estimate that the use of electric trucks could save more than 185,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually by 2032, equivalent to the emissions of around 40,000 passenger cars. The Colombian government supports the adoption of electric vehicles through tax incentives and funding for the expansion of charging infrastructure.
“Colombia is already a regional leader in electric passenger vehicles, and we are going to achieve the same with trucks. The technology is ready, the economic benefits keep growing, and these industry leaders are telling us they want to adopt electric trucks and that they want to manufacture them,” says María Fernanda Rojas Mantilla, Colombia’s Minister of Transport.
By 2032, more than 1,000 electric trucks are expected to operate along the corridor. Further details about the expansion of the planned charging infrastructure and the electric trucks to be deployed are not yet available. The project is part of Colombia’s strategy to decarbonise the transport sector and is intended to serve as a model for additional zero-emission freight corridors in the country.
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