99, Raízen, Caoa Chery, Ipiranga and other companies are investing in installing 10 new charging points in Brazil, with the aim of boosting the sale of electric cars in the country.
About nine companies in the urban mobility sector, with emphasis on 99, Raízen, Caoa Chery and Ipiranga, announced this Tuesday (26) that they are launching a coalition with the aim of democratizing access to eletric cars in the country. Known as Alliance for Sustainable Mobility, the initiative is led by the application company 99 and seeks to leverage the infrastructure for electric cars in the country through the installation of charging points. The company Movida, Unidas, Electric and Tupinambá are also part of the initiative.
10 charging points will be installed in Brazil
Among the goals set by the 99, Raízen, Caoa Chery and Ipiranga is expanding the share of new electric cars to 10% of sales by the year 2025, which currently stands at 2%, and also the creation of 10 public charging points. In addition, the companies plan to launch at least 300 electric cars from 99 in 2022, with the aim of reaching 10 by the year 2025 and 10% of the fleet by the year 2030.
According to Thiago Hipólito, at first, the main companies in the mobility sector are being united, such as 99, Raízen, Caoa Chery and Ipiranga, so that there is cross-investment within the area of expertise of each company. In this first phase, it will also be defined how each company should contribute to achieving the goals.
As Hipólito had already explained, at first, 99 will bring 300 electric cars in 2022 for them to be tested on the platform. The vehicles will be purchased, for the most part, through partnerships with automakers and rental companies, and also from their own resources.
São Paulo will be a Pioneer Pole in the initiative of 99, Raízen, Caoa Chery and Ipiranga
According to Hipólito, with the lessons learned from this first phase, companies will study the best way to offer 10 electric cars to drivers by 2025, until reaching 100% of the fleet in 2030.
The aim is to develop joint strategies to finance projects and boost the development of the entire ecosystem so that it is possible to expand the use of vehicles. The discussion is still ongoing between the companies.
With the alliance, 99, Raízen, Chaoa Chery and Ipiranga seek to reach zero carbon emissions by 2030 and São Paulo will be the first pioneer pole for the installation of recharge points. According to members of the alliance, the intention is for more sustainable and cleaner cars to be accessible to the company's partner drivers, in terms of infrastructure and finances.
Alliance for Sustainable Mobility seeks to reduce bottlenecks in the market and electric vehicles
The initiative to implement new charging points aims to boost the entire infrastructure necessary for the electrification of the Brazilian fleet, through support for parts suppliers and assemblers of these vehicles, making their rental between app drivers easier and at a lower cost.
The electric vehicle market is advancing in the country and in 2021 alone, the sector grew by around 77% compared to 2020, totaling around 35 vehicles sold according to data from the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association – ABVE.
Among the impasses that still need to be overcome, there is the high price of the vehicle, especially compared to combustion vehicles and infrastructure bottlenecks, with few charging points located outside major centers. According to Hipólito, the alliance between 99, Raízen, Caoa Chery and Ipiranga, seeks mainly to reduce these bottlenecks in the segment with the sum of efforts of several sectors acting side by side.
