Mexico City requires electric bike and scooter sellers to register with Semovi

Mexico City's Ministry of Mobility (Semovi) is mandating that companies manufacturing, selling, or distributing electric scooters and bicycles register on its new platform. This initiative aims to integrate all personal electric mobility vehicle (VEMEPE) models into an official system.

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Companies must initiate the process by emailing registro.vemepe.semovi@gmail.com with their company name. Following this, they need to submit required documentation in PDF format to schedule an appointment with the ministry. The necessary documents include the company's constitutive act, a current tax status certificate, proof of legal representation, and identification of the representative, along with contact information.

Once the documents are validated, Semovi will notify the company of an appointment date and time. During the appointment, original and copied documents must be presented for verification. The ministry will then provide login credentials for the registration platform. Companies must use this platform to input information for each model they offer to obtain a registration certificate.

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This move comes after reports indicated that many shops in the historic center were unaware of the regulations for selling electric vehicles with license plates. Despite a July 1 deadline for electric vehicles to be sold with plates, sales without them were still observed. Semovi Secretary Héctor Ulises García Nieto stated that approximately 80 percent of companies in the sector have already registered.

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