On International Clean Air Day, we present Reborn Electric Motors, the first electric bus factory in Latin America.
In Rancagua, 80 km south of Santiago, is located the factory of Reborn Electric Motors (REM), which is dedicated to creating 100% electric bus models and converting combustion engine buses to electric. The company currently has ten 100% electric buses developed at the facility.
The factory, inaugurated in July of this year, expects to develop around 200 zero-emission electric buses per year, thus contributing to the decontamination of cities and avoiding the emission of 65,200 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.
The first model available is Reborn Electric Motors RE003, a taxibus with a range of 200 kilometers and capacity for 24 passengers. It is the first electric bus manufactured in Chile with a permit to circulate on public roads granted by the Ministry of Transport.
"This factory demonstrates that it is possible to generate value and national technology. That we can add value to our copper and lithium," said Felipe Cevallos, REM's general manager. These modern buses also have air conditioning, heating and USB chargers for passenger comfort.
The Chilean company signed an agreement with Codelco to supply 104 electric buses for mining activities and the transportation of workers at the El Teniente mine in Rancagua.
The company expects to become an export benchmark for these vehicles with a potential focus on South America.