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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

The Sustainable Mobility Law projects investments of US$ 8.3 billion and 21,000 jobs

The bill that was presented yesterday at a ceremony at the Toyota plant in Zárate creates a regime for the promotion of the electric vehicle industry and sets the limit to sell combustion units in the country in 2041. It also proposes a scheme of benefits for the demand and for terminals as well as auto parts companies that will be progressively reduced to twenty years.

The third axis creates the National Agency for Sustainable Mobility, as the first national R&D production regime oriented to the subject. In turn, he founded the Fodems (Trust Fund for Sustainable Mobility) with which he aims to guarantee financing.

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