Expanding Financing for the Transition to Electric Buses in LAC

With the aim to overcome structural barriers to financing electric buses in Latin America and the Caribbean, MCRIT analysed stakeholders, risks and bankability conditions and designed context-adapted business models for fleets and charging infrastructure. A key innovation was a full life-cycle TCO calculator for e-buses, providing decision-makers with a robust tool to compare options and structure investments.

Latin America and the Caribbean face structural barriers to scaling electric bus systems despite strong climate commitments. The challenge was to understand why financing remains limited, identify viable financial actors, assess risks and bankability conditions, and propose sustainable business and financing models adapted to diverse national contexts.

MCRIT provided technical advisory support by identifying key stakeholders and structural barriers, assessing risk and bankability conditions, designing innovative business models for e-bus and charging-infrastructure procurement and operation, and analyzing representative case studies to deliver practical, scalable recommendations for accelerating electric mobility across the region.