Support the Shift to Electric Mobility in Saint Lucia Accelerate the introduction of electric mobility in Saint Lucia through capacity-building and electric vehicle demonstration and prepare it for scaling-up and replication through the development of electric mobility policies, business models and finance schemes. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. The number of direct project beneficiaries is estimated at 663 women and 658 men. This includes the drivers and passengers of the cars involved in the demonstrations and the trainees and future trainers attending the capacity-building activities of the national project and the global programme. Indirect project beneficiaries are estimated at 3600 women and 2400 men, based on (1) the impact the project is expected to achieve in the improvement of public transport services (which could reach at least 5000 or 10% of current PT users, estimated at 50,000 users, to be consistent with the 30% share of public transport) and 1000 persons gaining knowledge on EV and sustainable mobility through the project’s dissemination activities.In terms of benefits for the local population, through the introduction and scale-up of electric vehicles over the medium- to long-term, the project will support EVs to replace ICE in the country, reducing air contamination due to transport related emissions and thus improving air quality for the country’s citizens. This has the co-benefit of improving the health of the citizens and reducing associated health care costs and possibly mortality rates, which has become even more relevant with the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there is no regular information on air quality in Saint Lucia, WHO data[1] shows that the annual concentration of PM2.5 in Castries in 2016 was 21 µg/m3; some studies[2] report growing mortality levels due to air pollutants: from 71 in 2010 to 80 in 2017; furthermore, participants at the validation workshops highlighted air quality as an issue, particularly in Castries. The project will provide an estimate of the pollutant emissions saved by the demonstration (see D.2.1.2). Furthermore, the introduction of electric vehicles will reduce noise pollution. Facilitating the introduction of EVs into the public transport system may improve the quality of the service in terms of comfort by reducing noise and vibrations. It may consequently promote a modal shift from the use of private transport to the public transport system, which would in turn result in an improvement of traffic conditions throughout the island. In terms of economic benefits, Saint Lucia is heavily dependent on fuel imports, with a significant part of its GDP dedicated to such costs. Although the incorporation of low carbon electric mobility will also require the importation, thus capital expenditures, on renewable energy assets, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, once enabled, the transition will make the country less dependent of global oil prices. This should reduce investment uncertainties, which should in turn result in a more favorable investment environment reducing interest rates and short term expected returns, making long term investments more attractive.                  [1] https://www.who.int/gho/phe/outdoor_air_pollution/exposure/en/      [2] https://www.statista.com