Electric cars sold officially in Brazil will have 30% of their autonomy reduced

Electric cars in Brazil will have reduced autonomy after new regulation by Inmetro.

Todos os electric cars officially sold in Brazil will undergo a reduction in the order of 30% in the autonomy figures estimated by the automakers. This change was announced recently by the president of the Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association (ABVE), Adalberto Maluf. For example, the autonomy per charge of the Kwid E-Tech, cheapest electric car in Brazil, will drop from 298 km in the city to 208 km.

Understand the reduced autonomy of electric cars in Brazil

The objective of the initiative is to deliver to the consumer data that is within the reality of the habits of the Brazilian driver, who still not used to driving electric cars with a focus on saving battery life.

According to Maluf in an interview, several drivers still do not have the exact notion of the best way to brake an electric car, so they end up using the vehicle in the same way as a combustion model and are frustrated by obtaining an autonomy far removed from that reported. by the manufacturer.

Range per charge is a complicated topic, especially for those who are not familiar with the subject and are interested in buying their first electric car in Brazil. Assessment tests, for example, change in other countries.

The result is a electric car that can deliver less autonomy in the US and a much larger number in Europe, for example. Usually, automakers choose the most positive results in the disclosure of new cars, adding a little more difficulty in consumer choice.

Reduced autonomy in electric cars aims to combat data confusion

Those responsible for standardization in Brazil are the Inmetro, which used, until then, the best possible scenarios for driving electric cars in Brazil. Now, it will be just the opposite. Some automakers still use the standard American range numbers, called EPA or, the European, called WLTP.

One of the electric cars most affected by this change in autonomy is the Volvo XC40 Recharge Plus. While its autonomy is 420 km in the European standard, the corrected number in Brazil dropped to 231 km.

This initiative is also focused on combating this data confusion in the future, making more brands follow this national standard. The president ABVE concludes that it will be common in the coming years for the driver to exceed the autonomy foreseen by the automaker.

Electric car sales in Brazil rise by more than 40%

O electric car market in the country registered a 41% expansion in sales this year, according to a new survey by the Brazilian Association of Electric Vehicles (ABVE). Although there is potential, the sector still faces a major difficulty: the lack of charging infrastructure for conventional cars, trucks or buses.

Last year closed with 49.245 vehicles sold and a current fleet of 126.504 vehicles. According to a study carried out by the Boston Consulting Group, the demand for investments in the Brazilian charging infrastructure market for electric mobility will be R$ 14 billion by the middle of the next decade. While the sector needs charging infrastructure to evolve, the consumer market resists adopting electric cars due to the lack of charging stations.

To resolve this problem, experts point out that it is necessary to adhere to a national sustainable development plan. Maluf explains that this infrastructure is a challenge for some electromobility niches. Most recharges are carried out by people at night, but there has been an increase in light commercial vehicles, which sometimes require a quick recharge on the street.

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