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Brazil receives 30 different proposals on EV charging infrastructure
27 January 2020IHS Markit Automotive Expert
Brazil's electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is being
boosted with 30 different proposals from the Efficient Electric
Mobility Solutions programme, reports Germany-based electric
mobility portal Electrive. The programme has been designed by
Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency called Aneel. Its total
budget is BRL464 million (USD110.9 million), of which BRL392
million is sourced from the regulator's research and development
(R&D) programme, and energy companies are providing the
remaining BRL72 million. The other companies taking initiatives for
developing the EV infrastructure are Volvo, BMW, EDP, Volkswagen
(VW), Audi, Porsche, Siemens, ABB and Electric Mobility Brazil from
São Paulo. Volvo Cars has started installing 250 EV charging
stations, which are compatible with any car complying with European
charging standards. Volvo is co-operating with shopping centre
chain Iguatemi and supermarket chain Pao de Acucar. BMW is
co-operating with station network Ipiranga, and aims to install 180
EV charging points. São Paulo-based energy company CPFL is also
installing chargers along a 750-km route between Paranagua and Foz
do Iguacu in Brazil.
Significance: In São Paulo, Volvo Cars aims to
build recharging points at an average distance of 9.7 km from one
another. As of November 2019, Volvo Cars aims to reach 500
recharging points. Other players such as Energias of Brazil SA
(EDP), a Brazilian electric utility company, have announced the
setting up of 30 fast-charging stations for EVs in Brazil in
partnership with VW, Audi, Porsche, Siemens, ABB, and Electric
Mobility. Brazil's upper house of parliament is also considering
banning the sale of ICE vehicles from 2060. The country is also
developing the Brazilian National Biofuels Policy (Renovabio)
programme to expand the biofuels industry. Following their use in
EVs and PHEVs, alternative uses for batteries will be needed for
environmental reasons.
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