Sustainable and environmentally friendly transport is a challenge as a society
The challenge of sustainable mobility became especially important after 1995, when international scientists warned about human influence on the well-known ‘greenhouse effect’. In the same year, the UN itself took action and organized the Climate Change Convention in Berlin for the first time. Since then, both the scientific and civil and governmental communities have been engaged in reaching agreements, developing technologies and adopting measures designed to
stop harmful effects of the well-known ‘climate change’.
In this context, the European Week of Sustainable Mobility, which was held between 16 and 22 September, was published more than two decades ago. An initiative by which continental governments
to create awareness about the problems that transport poses for the environment and the alternatives available to citizens to avoid the more traditional and polluting forms. On this occasion, the campaign defended the slogan “Better Connections”, focusing the theme on the mobility of the future, based on the meeting of citizens through sustainable mobility and
transition to multimodality.
All this network of international cooperation would be useless without a set of long-term goals, which are essential to make transport a success.
harmless activity for the planet. Improving connections in major cities, promoting zero-emission vehicles, boosting car rental and so-called multimodality are some of the most interesting proposals from which the most fruitful and efficient results are expected.
Better connections mean not only connections between transport, but also between people. This concept has especially gained traction after the pandemic, in which our close physical relationships have been affected. The plan aims to facilitate mobility connections for citizens, promote the sharing of vehicles and alternative fuels.
A reality that is increasingly permeating the population is that zero-emission cars represent one of the great hopes of sustainable mobility. We remind you that zero-emission vehicles are vehicles that can:
cover distances of several kilometers without emitting CO2such as electric, plug-in hybrids or hydrogen.
Realizing an international parking garage with 100% of these types of cars is the ultimate goal, and even in companies like Uber, local taxi unions and similar companies are committed to a zero-emission fleet
between now and 2030.
A sector that is committed to a more sustainable renewal of the vehicle fleet is ”car rental, which offers individuals and companies a very attractive mobility alternative. The user can have a vehicle through a long-term lease, usually for four years in the traditional version, although it is easy to find new, more flexible modalities.
In a fleet where it is easy to find owned cars over 13 years old, leasing makes it easier to renew them, betting on ecological vehicles that are more respectful of the environment.
The cost of an electric or zero-emission car is still above the average price of vehicles registered in Spain, making it difficult to renew traditional combustion engine cars. Thanks to the companies leading the leasing sector, such as ALD Automotive and its strategic plan Move 2025, or the use of financial entities such as BBVA Autorenting for car leasing,
a larger number of users can access it and you will be able to have it in the future, at the time of contract renewal. Moreover, it applies not only to individuals, but also to companies that need to renew their fleet and find in ‘renting’ the perfect opportunity to
contribute to sustainable mobility.
Ultimately, the authorities see this option as:
one of the most efficient methods to meet the proposed ecological mobility challenges.
With this name, the project is known with which it wants to offer the citizen
different mobility means to choose from, all clean and respectful with the environment. In a way, we have unintentionally witnessed it, with the advent of electric scooters, bicycles, ‘motosharing’ (electric motorcycles for rent), etc. It is about increasing sustainable transport alternatives that allow cities to alleviate the surplus of passenger cars.
Many of the industry’s companies have announced their intention to invest in multimodality and provide users with efficient and clean resources that:
from scooters to zero-emission taxis, to cover even the last mile.
Source: La Verdad
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
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