Growing supply of electric cars in the Brazilian market

Although still distant from the national reality – and from the Brazilian pocket – increases the arrival of electric cars to the country. Gradually, each brand announces its product because no one wants to stay out of the market that promises to be the future of mobility and make way for autonomous models. General Motors confirmed on Friday, 24, the start of sales of Bolt EV for October. The model will cost R $175,000 and can run up to 380 km with a full power charge. "In Brazil, Bolt EV symbolizes the beginning of the electrification era," says Hermann Mahnke, GM's marketing director. For him, the model will come "in a moment of searching for new mobility solutions that go through connectivity, sustainability and Electrification ". BMW reported that it will install 40 new reload points in the country by the end of the year. Currently there are 110 posts in several capitals opened by initiatives of the Automamaker in partnership with companies such as Multiplan, Iguatemi, Pão de Açúcar and Ipiranga. One example is the Rio-São Paulo Electric corridor, with six stations on the Presidente Dutra Highway (three on each side). The premium brand began in April the pre-sale of three versions of the BMW i3 electric: The i3 BEV, for R $205,900; The i3 BEV Connected (R $229,900); and the i3 REX Full (R $257,900). In the luxury line, the Jaguar starts on Monday the sale of the SUV I-Pace with prices starting from R $437,000. Recently, Audi began testing its first 100% electric SUV, the E-tron to assess car compatibility with local infrastructure, performance and autonomy in different temperature conditions and common floors in Brazil. In July, Nissan will begin delivering the first 16 units of Leaf, the brand Electric that was available for orders from November to R $178,400. In the same period Renault sold 20 units of the compact Zoe for individuals for R $150,000 each. Sales numbers to companies were not disclosed. On Thursday, BYD delivered the first electric truck for garbage collection in the city of Rio de Janeiro and another 10 should arrive in a few months. For the time being imported from China, BYD also delivered last year 21 trucks for the same purpose for Corpus, from Indaiatuba (SP). Motorcade In Brazil there are currently in circulation 11000 electric and hybrid vehicles (operate with electric battery and combustion engine). In defense of vehicles with low or no emission of pollutants, the Brazilian Association of Electric Vehicle (ABVE) promotes today in São Paulo motorcade with about 250 buses, trucks, automobiles, scooters, skateboards, unicycles, Diciclos, bicycles and motorcycles, All electric or hybrid. Called the day of electric mobility, the motorcade will depart at 10am from Rua Treze de Mayo, pass through Avenida Paulista and go to the Pacaembu stadium.