Stellantis Group Announces the Creation of 200 Charging Stations for Electric Cars in Brazil

Stellantis Plans to Create 200 Charging Points for Electric and Hybrid Cars in Brazil in Partnership with Estapar and Enel X

With the arrival of its first electric cars, the Peugeot 208 electric and Fiat 500 electric, Stellantis announces a partnership with Estapar and Enel X to create a network composed of 200 charging points across Brazil.

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200 Charging Points for Electric Cars in Brazil

The Ecovagas project, which has already been used by the company Volvo, is developing, for Stellantis, a semi-public charging network for electric and plug-in hybrid cars. The company will be primarily responsible for making the 200 charging points available to future users of Stellantis electric vehicles.

Ecovagas is responsible for managing the largest semi-public charging network of Estapar in the Northeast, South, Southeast, and Federal District regions. The installed points are equipped with Enel X technology and provide smart charging that fills the electric car to 80% in about 3 hours, depending on the model.

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This initiative is part of an automotive company’s strategy to “electrify” the country, as the first step is to expand the charging infrastructure for plug-in hybrid electric cars.

According to Breno Kamei, the head of Programs and Product Planning for South America at Stellantis, this partnership is part of several company initiatives to prepare a base of electric cars even before they are sold.

Installation of Stellantis Charging Systems Will Arrive in 2021

In light of the abundant growth of the ecosystem, the estimate is that the charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars will be installed in the country by the end of this year. The 200 Ecovagas mentioned earlier will be set up in this first semester, with possibilities for additional points to be installed later.

The Ecovagas will focus on airports, arenas, shopping centers, hospitals, commercial buildings, and some educational institutions. They will initially be installed in 23 cities across 10 states, including São Paulo, Barueri, Belo Horizonte, Guarulhos, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Recife, Aracaju, Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza, and Campinas. The charging points can be used by all electric cars with a standard American type 2 plug, which is also used in Brazil.

About Stellantis

Stellantis is the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) with PSA Groupe, which in 2019 generated an operating profit of approximately 12 billion euros.

The company is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but the group operates in 130 countries, with 30 factories spread across the countries and about 400,000 employees with 14 distinct brands. In Brazil, Stellantis has four units: Campo Largo (PR), Goiana (PE), from the FCA side, Betim (MG), and Porto Real (RJ) from the PSA side.