The ‘8th Meeting of Cities for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility’ is organized, among others, by the DGT (Spanish Directorate General of Traffic)
Benidorm presents the details of its Electric Mobility Plan at a national congress
Benidorm's Electric Mobility Plan, MOVELE, was the subject of analysis and study during the '8th Meeting of Cities for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility,' held yesterday and today in Badajoz. This national event was organised by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), and the Badajoz City Council, and included the participation of the Councillor for Mobility, Francis Muñoz.
Specifically, Muñoz took part yesterday in the panel entitled 'Challenges of the Electrified City: Vehicles, Spaces, and Coexistence,' where he shared the discussion and presentation with the General Coordinator of Mobility for the Madrid City Council, María José Aparicio, and the President of the National Association of Motorcyclists, Juan Manuel Reyes.
As the councillor explained, “expanding the infrastructure and reach of electric mobility is one of the strategies that Benidorm has set for itself as a city and as a tourist destination to consolidate its model of environmental sustainability, in which we are a benchmark. Hence, the ‘Green Benidorm’ Tourism Sustainability Plan, financed with Next Generation funds, includes a project to develop MOVELE, which “will allow Benidorm to take a significant leap forward in terms of electric mobility.”
Thus, once the project is completed, “Benidorm will go from being below the national average in terms of electric vehicle charging points to being one of the municipalities with the highest percentage in the Valencian Community.” The forecast, he specified, “is to reach close to one charging point per thousand registered inhabitants.” Or, in other words, to have 34 double charging points—two sockets per point—operational before June 2026.
Aside from MOVELE, during its In his speech, the councilor reviewed the main milestones achieved by Benidorm in terms of sustainable mobility, structured around "different specific plans linked to urban transport or parking", which have led the city to add more than 130 kilometers of bike lanes and cycle paths, to establish '10-20-30' circulation zones, to pedestrianize streets or to implement a Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
