Celesc Aims to Convert Public Fleet Combustion Cars into Electric Cars

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 18/12/2021 at 15:14

Updated on 18/12/2021 at 15:15

Celesc vai converter carros a combustão em elétricos para acelerar mobilidade elétrica brasileira – foto: Freepik/Julinc

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Celesc Closes Partnership with the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina to Convert Public Fleet Combustion Cars into Electric Cars

Celesc is working on the development of the ConverTE project, which is addressing the possibility of converting combustion-powered public fleet cars into electric cars. Among the main objectives of this project is the testing phase to assess the feasibility of this transformation, to contribute to the formulation of legislation aimed at minimizing environmental impacts. This project is being carried out in partnership with the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFSC) and the Foundation for Teaching and Engineering of Santa Catarina (FEESC).

Celesc’s ConverTE Project Promises to Accelerate Electric Mobility

Celesc invested about R$ 5.4 million in the project, in addition to R$ 1 million from the investment by the Brazilian Company of Research and Industrial Innovation, Embrapii.

The Innovation Hub in Intelligent Energy Systems of the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (PE/IFSC) also made an investment in the project, totaling R$ 330 thousand.

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Inauguration of the Charging Station in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Last Tuesday, the 14th, the inauguration of a charging station in Florianópolis took place at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Santa Catarina (ALESC), along with the loan delivery of the Electric Car Zoe, to conduct a survey on the user profile of the future public fleet of the state.

The delivered vehicle is from the lineage of the French manufacturer Renault; however, it is not one of the electric cars converted from the project, but rather a vehicle from one of the factory electric car lineages.

The initial intention is for ALESC staff to use the Renault Zoe model and adapt during this first phase of testing. Afterward, with the project well underway, the goal will be to convert at least five vehicles initially.

Concern About Reducing Emissions and Environmental Preservation

During the inauguration of the charging station in Florianópolis, the project manager, Lauro Fernando Lacerda Junior, who is part of the Division of Transport and Travel/Department of Administration of Celesc Distribution, emphasized that all these measures being taken, along with the gradual integration of electric cars into the public fleet, greatly contribute to reducing costs for entities that deal with transporting employees and goods.

The manager also stated that one of Celesc’s priorities is to help reduce the environmental impacts caused by combustion-powered vehicles, which emit CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

The team of researchers involved in this Celesc project is composed of Alessandro Pedro Dadam, Bruno Cordeiro Clasen, Diego Ferreira e Silva, and Luiz Henrique Rafael, in addition to the P&D program manager Thiago Jeremias and the area collaborators, such as Luiz Afonso Pereira Athayde Filho and Maria de Lourdes Guimaraes Machado. From IF de Santa Catarina, a total of 16 researchers from the Florianópolis campus, who work under the coordination of Professor Adriano Bresolini, are involved.

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Celesc Closes Partnership with the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina to Convert Public Fleet Combustion Cars into Electric Cars

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