At COP30 in Belém on November 11, 2025, iFood unveiled a major expansion of its electric delivery initiative, iFood Pedal. The company plans to deploy up to 45,000 e-bikes through a renewed partnership with micromobility operator Tembici, integrating 20,000 of them by 2027. Backed by up to $56.3 Million in new investment, the program positions itself as the largest delivery decarbonization effort using e-bikes in Latin America.
Program Expansion and Investment
iFood expects its electric fleet to surpass 25,000 bicycles in operation across Brazil in the coming months. The expanded program is designed to lower operating costs for delivery partners while improving route efficiency and earnings potential. The company estimates an annual reduction of 7,500 tons of CO₂, an amount comparable to what roughly 300,000 trees absorb in a year.
Partnership with Tembici
Tembici, iFood’s partner since the start of iFood Pedal in 2020, is the region’s largest shared-bike operator, active in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia. The collaboration will scale charging, maintenance, and availability of e-bikes in multiple capitals, supporting a network that has already prevented a potential 13,000 tons of CO₂ emissions. Tembici’s model focuses on making micromobility more accessible and resilient, allowing the program to grow quickly without sacrificing reliability for couriers.
Recognition and International Coalitions
iFood Pedal has attracted international attention, appearing in the World Economic Forum’s “Last Mile Delivery” report as a reference for sustainable mobility and logistics innovation. The company is also Brazil’s sole representative in Deliver-E, a UNEP-supported coalition that includes global players such as Uber, DoorDash, Delivery Hero, and Zomato to speed up last-mile electrification. In parallel, iFood participates in the Sustainable Business COP, where it leads working groups on sustainable mobility and green innovation with other Brazilian enterprises.
Support Infrastructure for Couriers
Alongside vehicle electrification, iFood is building out a network of Support Points to improve the day-to-day conditions of delivery partners. These free spaces offer rest areas, hydration, phone and e-bike charging, and are designed with sustainable features such as natural lighting and ventilation, selective waste collection, and bio-inspired architecture. Thirty locations are already open nationwide, including the first facility in Belém, which highlights local craftsmanship and materials from reforested wood.
Broader Strategy and Scale
The e-bike push fits within a wider plan to decarbonize logistics while strengthening the platform’s operations using AI and predictive models to optimize routing and restaurant handoffs. iFood has announced $319 million in investment through March 2026 for technology, logistics, and ecosystem growth, with an expected $976 billion in courier earnings over the period, a projected 27 percent increase year over year. The company’s marketplace links around 60 million monthly customers with roughly 450,000 merchants and 450,000 active delivery partners in more than 1,500 cities, and its activity represents 0.64 percent of Brazil’s GDP, or about $26.5 billion annually.
iFood’s expanded partnership with Tembici marks a decisive step in Brazil’s energy transition for last-mile delivery. By combining capital deployment, operational scaling, and shared infrastructure for couriers, the company seeks measurable emissions reductions without compromising delivery performance. If execution matches ambition, iFood Pedal could define a replicable blueprint for urban logistics decarbonization across Latin America.