81322201 - Expert pool for advisory services on vehicle electrification in Latin America

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are at a critical moment in its transport decarbonization journey. The transport sector is one of the region"s largest and fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, driven by entrenched car dependence, under-investment in public transit, high exposure to urban air pollution, and unequal access to mobility. While many countries have abundant low-carbon electricity sources (hydro, wind, solar) and growing political commitment to climate goals - for instance, zero emission targets for fleet acquisition and operation - the conditions for scaling e-mobility are not yet in place: pilots and early adopters are evident, but high capital costs, regulatory uncertainty, and infrastructure gaps continue to constrain large-scale deployment. Often the barriers to establishing these conditions are related to the following key challenges: regulatory, policy & institutional gaps; high upfront costs & financing barriers; technical know-how & operational capacity; infrastructure & grid readiness; and equity, gender & social inclusion. The E-Motion Program is commissioned by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) as accredited entities, executing entities, and co-financiers for the Financial Assistance (FA). GIZ takes part in the program as the executing entity for Technical Assistance (TA). The TA is integrated into the Mobilize Net Zero Project of the International Climate Initiative (IKI). In the program, GIZ implements large parts of the TA, while CAF and AFD are mainly implementing the FA. E-Motion represents one of the most comprehensive regional efforts to decarbonize the transport sector in LAC. It is anchored in two complementary parts: sub-program 1, implemented by GIZ and AFD in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Peru; and sub-program 2, implemented by GIZ and CAF in Panama, Paraguay an