production of wealth.”
Paulo Alvim
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations’
Secretary of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Senado Notícias, 2019)
3.2
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Table 7. Examples of demonstration projects on e-mobility in Brazil (2010-2020) Project and Project
duration General Objectives Actors involved
in the project Pilot Project of Taxis
in Rio de Janeiro (2013-2018)
Loan by lending contract of 50 EVs, whose ultimate goal was employing EVs as taxis, as well as the
promotion of the Nissan brand and electric technology advances in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Nissan and
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
Emotive (2013 –2018)
To constitute a real e-mobility laboratory in the Metropolitan Region of Campinas (investment account for about R$ 40 million).
CPFL Energia, Unicamp, CPqD, Daimon Energy
Carro Leve (The Light Car) (2014-2015)
It works as an urban laboratory for testing innovative and sustainable technologies through an e-car sharing system and for introducing a new transportation model to be expanded on a commercial scale.
Porto Digital, MCTI, Government of Pernambuco, Recife City Hall, Serttel and Mobility Mob-i Foz do Iguaçu
(2014-2016) The program embraced energy management systems for power supply, fleet management and EV sharing.
Itaipu Binacional.
Itaipu Technological Park and CEiiA Ecoelétrico Curitiba
(The Ecoelectric City of Curitiba) (2014-2016)
To establish an intelligent, connected, integrated and sustainable mobility network focused on the management of EV charging stations and the implementation of a car-sharing system (by a lending contract).
Itaipu Binacional, Curitiba City Hall, Renault–Nissan–
Mitsubishi Alliance, and CEiiA
Brasília Ecomóvel (The Ecomobile City of Brasília) (2014-2016)
To implement a sustainable management model for EV corporate fleets (by lending contract) and charging infrastructure that was managed by CEB (Brasília’s electric power company) and Correios (the Brazilian Post). This project aims to test concepts and propose solutions during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Itaipu Binacional, CEB, Government of the Federal District, Correios, Renault–
Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, and CEiiA
Mob-i UN (2015-2016)
To contribute to the reduction of air pollutant emissions and to demonstrate UNDP’s commitment to the development of innovative technologies that employ renewable resources and reduce GHG emissions.
Itaipu Binacional, Renault–Nissan–
Mitsubishi Alliance, and CEiiA, United Nations Development Program and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Nissan fuel cells program (2015-current)
development of the world’s first SOFC-powered
vehicle system that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. Nissan Japan, Nissan Brazil and ISTs
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Source: Personal collection amended from De Sant’ana Fontes, 2018; Barassa, 2019; and ABVE, 2020.Project and
project duration General objectives Actors involved
in the project Business model
experimentation to individuals and companies (2015-current)
Direct sale of vehicles to individuals and companies and the monitoring of usage and
recharge patterns from selected customers BMW
Construction of recharging infrastructure in strategic transportation corridors and highways (2015-current)
Partnerships for the construction of charging stations in car dealerships and commercial establishments, aiming to promote brands of associated companies
BMW and
Electromobility Brazil
The Campinas fleet electrification (2015-current)
To test the electrification of the fleet of the city of Campinas (in the state of São Paulo) and assess costs and improvement in the quality of service and in the environment
Campinas City Hall, BYD Brazil, CPFL Energia, taxi drives and public transportation operators Sales of EVs for
business model analysis (2016-current)
Projects in partnership with private companies
for testing business models Renault
Alternative Vehicles for Mobility (VAMO) (2016-current)
To encourage and consolidate the concept of sharing in Fortaleza (in the state of Ceará), in addition to promoting sustainable urban mobility through a network of sharing of EVs in the city
Fortaleza City Hall, Serttel, Mobilicidade and Hapvida (sponsor)
E-buses in Brasília’s public transportation (2018-current)
To renew the fleet and reduce of air pollutant
emissions in Brasília (in the Federal District) Piracicabana, BYD Brazil and Marcopolo
E-buses Operating in São Paulo (2019-current)
Compliance with new pollution reduction targets by municipal buses in São Paulo, 15 e-buses are operating.
Transwolff, BYD Brazil and São Paulo City Hall
VEM-DF (2019-current)
EV sharing in public fleets of the Government of the Federal District, composed of 16 Renault-Twizy which serves pre-registered public employees.
Renault, WEG Industries, Government of the Federal District, Itaipu Technological Park, Brazilian Agency for Industrial
Development (ABDI) Table 7. (continuation)
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This section aims to present and study the main initiatives on public policies, programs and debates promoted by the governments on e-mobility in the three Brazilian spheres of government (federal, state and municipal), their related government agencies, autarchies or entities (see Figure 17).
As for ongoing policies and programs, Figure 18 shows how those are mapped from a temporal per- spective presented in a timeline from 2010 to 2030,
though in some cases, policies go beyond the origi- nal observation range as they show promising con- tinuity. When considering the progress made in re- cent years, we may observe a more intense practice from 2018 on. Some specific actions in the various layers suggest a scene of more daring planning and targets in the long run. A more detailed approach on those policies and programs can be found in the following section.