Puerto Vallarta prepares to launch Mexico's first electric bus fleet

Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, is finalising the rollout of its inaugural electric bus system, consisting of 18 zero‑emission buses. State officials inspected the new charging station, a 10,100‑square‑metre site near the municipal police station in Ixtapa, where the fleet will be powered. The project, valued at 22.2 million pesos, follows a 10‑year lease approved by the city council to the Urban Electric Train System (Siteur).

The inspections were led by Jalisco Secretary of Transportation Diego Monrás Villaseñor, Secretary of Infrastructure and Public Works David Zamora Bueno, and Luis Romero Chávez, president of the concessionaire Transportes Unidos del Pacífico (UnibusPV). While an official launch date has not been set, the infrastructure is complete, new articulated and standard electric buses have arrived, and the service is expected to begin within weeks, possibly timed with Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro’s visit.

When operational, the system aims to cut vehicle emissions, reduce noise, and improve comfort and reliability for residents and tourists across the city’s routes.