Aiming to Accelerate the Charging System of Electric Cars, EDP Installed Two More Stations That Promise to Generate 100 km of Autonomy in 40 Minutes at Guarulhos Airport, Considered the Largest in South America
With the goal of contributing to the expansion of the electric car charging network in the country this year, EDP announced the installation of two more charging stations for electric cars at Guarulhos Airport, which is considered the largest in South America, one at the Terminal 1 parking lot and another at the Garage Building in Terminal 3. With this delivery, EDP now totals three charging points at the airport.
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According to EDP’s Vice President of Customers in Brazil, Carlos Andrade, the initiative will allow the company to enhance one of Brazil’s main hubs of people circulation with electric charging infrastructure, providing users the best possible experience of simple charging with EDP Smart.
With a power of 22 kW and semi-fast charging, each charger can supply two electric cars simultaneously in Alternating Current with the Type 2 connector. Depending on the model, it is possible to guarantee 100 km of autonomy in just 40 minutes of charging, meaning the car can stay less than 1 hour at the parking lot of the largest airport in South America.
Although using the chargers for electric cars is free, the passenger will only have to pay for the parking time. Access to the stations will be available via the EDP EV Charge BR app or the Ev.Card.
EDP Has 50 Electric Car Charging Points in the Country
The first EDP charging station at the largest airport in Latin America was built last year, in partnership with Beep Beep, a company for shared electric cars. The three charging spots of ABB are located in the Premium B area of the Terminal 2 parking lot. Currently, the company has around 50 active charging points in Brazil.
Even in a challenging year, in 2020, the EDP Smart electric car sector showed growth. About 3,200 charges were recorded throughout the year, an increase of nearly 90% compared to 2019.
From 2018, when the company launched its first charging points, until 2020, about 27 tons of CO2 were prevented from being emitted. This demonstrates EDP’s commitment to electrifying 100% of its fleet by 2030, as well as developing new offers and solutions that promote the energy transition.
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The project in partnership with Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, and other companies that provide sector technologies, with an investment of R$ 32.9 million, will connect a total of 64 electric car charging points linking São Paulo to the countryside and even capitals of other states, forming a corridor of electric car charging over 2,500 km long.
In 2020, EDP partnered with Embraer to research electric airplanes. Through the EDP Smart division, financial support was given for the purchase of the battery for a fully electric propulsion plane, which utilizes an EMB-203 for testing.


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