- With facilities in logistical hubs in Santiago, La Serena, Viña del Mar, Concepción, Chillán, and Temuco, the leading e-commerce company's electric vehicles can deliver more efficiently and environmentally friendly.
24 de julio de 2023.- In mid-2022, Mercado Libre and Enel X Way announced the first joint installation of electric chargers for last-mile vehicles. The 30 charging points are located in one of the e-commerce company's distribution centers in Renca and provide information on power, usability, and charging schedules to apply logistical efficiency in the operation. During this milestone, both companies declared their commitment to promote concrete actions to favor the massification of electromobility in Chile.
Today, one year after the meeting, there are 114 charging points associated with the alliance, located in different Mercado Libre logistics centers throughout the country: in addition to Santiago, there are charging points in La Serena, Viña del Mar, Concepción, Chillán, and Temuco. These charging stations are fast and flexible, allowing the electric fleet in charge of dispatching packages to be charged with energy in the same place from where the route starts. This process can take between 4 and 8 hours, depending on the type of load.
Mercado Libre has more than 150 vans within the last-mile service and is about to announce the incorporation of 100 more. These vans are estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50% per km traveled compared to combustion vehicles.
Adding these vehicles is part of Mercado Libre's regional strategy to reduce carbon emissions throughout Latin America, taking on the challenge of integrating our business with the planet. The technology company already has more than 1,000 electric vehicles in Latin America, consolidating one of the largest electric mobility fleets in the region. Aside from choosing suppliers and strategic partners for its logistics network in Chile, its storage and distribution center in Colina is 100% supplied by renewable energies.
About Mercado Libre
Founded in 1999, Mercado Libre is Latin America's leading e-commerce technology company. Its Mercado Libre, Mercado Pago, and Mercado Envios platforms offer solutions for individuals and businesses to buy, sell, advertise, ship, and pay for goods and services online. Mercado Libre serves millions of users and creates an online marketplace for trading various goods and services quickly, safely, and efficiently. The site is among the 50 most visited sites worldwide regarding page views. It is the mass consumer platform with the highest number of unique visitors in the most important countries where it operates, according to metrics provided by comScore Networks. The business has been listed on the Nasdaq (NASDAQ: MELI) since its initial public offering in 2007 and is one of the best places to work in the world, according to GPTW rankings.
About Enel X Way
Enel X Way is the Enel Group company entirely dedicated to electric mobility. With nearly 22,500 public charging points managed and more than 90,000 private charging devices sold by 2022, Enel X Way operates in 16 countries directly and through joint ventures. As a global platform for electric mobility, the Company focuses on developing flexible charging technologies and solutions to enhance the customer experience, enabling the electrification of transportation for consumers, businesses, cities, and public administrations.