Cuba is expediting the implementation of a batch of 200 electric vehicles intended for transporting people requiring hemodialysis treatments and other medical care, as recently reported by the island’s Minister of Transportation, Eduardo RodrÃguez.
The initiative, according to the official, is part of a package of government measures approved by the Council of Ministers to address the current fuel shortage affecting the country, a consequence of the U.S. blockade, intensified through energy restrictions.
As part of these complementary actions in the health sector, the eastern province of HolguÃn recently added six ambulances equipped for advanced life support to its healthcare network, seeking to optimize the response to medical emergencies.
Due to supply limitations that have hampered citizen mobility and the movement of goods since the beginning of the year, the main transportation operators have had to make adjustments to public service provision, the Minister of Transportation emphasized.
Current strategies aim to ensure the continuity of basic services, diversify the sector’s energy sources by leveraging scientific research and innovation, and maintain communication channels with citizens to focus existing resources on the most urgent needs.
The contingency plan establishes a priority order, prioritizing the transport of vital supplies such as medicines, food, and fuel, as well as goods destined for export. Simultaneously, the state will implement organizational changes in general public transportation to facilitate travel related to the health and education sectors.
On May 16, Cuban President Miguel DÃaz-Canel stated on his social media accounts that “the energy transition is one of the country’s strategic priorities, and within it, electric mobility is fundamental.”
Faced with the energy crisis on the largest island of the Antilles, caused by the executive order signed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, on January 29 of this year to impose tariffs on goods from countries that supply oil to Cuba, the island is moving forward in the transition towards electric mobility.
IMAGE CREDIT:  Transportation operators have had to adjust public service offerings due to external limitations in obtaining fuel, emphasized the Minister of Transportation. Photo: @E_RdgzDavila / X by Eduardo RodrÃguez Dávila.
[ SOURCE: teleSUR ]
