Electric vehicles are increasingly positioned in Colombia and proof of this is that, according to RUNT figures and Andemos calculations, in September 2022, 23,893 new vehicle registrations were registered in the country, 4.6 percent more than in the same period of the previous year.
“In the accumulated, the sector registers 195,410 registrations, 9.6% more than in 2021”, highlights the union.
«We are going to bet that there are more and more electric trucks in Colombia.»
As for electric and hybrid vehicles, they function as the technologies with the best performance during the ninth month of the year. The data indicates that 1,995 (128.5 percent) hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), 247 (48.8 percent) plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) and 128 fully electric vehicles (BEV) were registered for a total of 2,370 registrations and a positive variation of 111.0 percent.
Now, the Corautos Andino company pointed out that, with the intention of contributing to maintaining a clean and healthy environment for future generations. You are betting on new technologies hand in hand with your ally Foton to incorporate electric mobility into cargo vehicles in the country.
“We have had this vehicle on test with different transport companies in the country such as Coordinadora, Blue Logistics, among others, having very good results, which gives us the confidence to guarantee a minimum of approximately 150 km of autonomy in mixed conditions in the city, with different topography and load conditions”, Luis Andrés Ferrer, Director of Research and Development at Foton.
With the plan to advance in the expansion of the company’s portfolio, this trust has started the testing phase for 3 additional models, a Pick Up with a ton of load capacity, with a maximum power engine of 174 HP and 330 Nm of maximum torque, with which autonomy of 320 km has been achieved.
On the other hand, a medium van with a volumetric capacity of 7.5 m3 and 1,380 kg of load capacity, which has a 114 HP motor of maximum power and 290 Nm of maximum torque, with a range of 180m.
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Meanwhile, a minitruck with a 1.6-ton load capacity, with a 100 HP engine of maximum power and 224 Nm of maximum torque, cin this 140 km of autonomy have been obtained. All these tests have been carried out giving the vehicles customer use.
In addition, the company emphasizes that this business has a business approach, taking into account that it can give the company greater profitability in its transports, taking into account that the operation and maintenance costs are lower than those of a conventional diesel truckadding the environmental benefits, tributaries of mobility that electric vehicles enjoy.
For his part, the manager of Coautos Andino, Alejandro Londoño, referred to the prospects they have for this business and stated that the electric truck market in 2021 had a sale of 148 units and in 2022 198 were sold, which reflects an increase of 30 percent.
«In the ecosystem you have to have an important sustainability issue that shows that this is an industry that is going to grow… we are going to bet that there will be more and more electric trucks in Colombia because the country needs it,» he added.
Regarding the benefits in competitiveness within the market, Ferrer said: «Chinese vehicles arrive from China with a tariff of 35 percent, Here with the new regulations that exist, competition is entered with a 0 percent tariff, which makes these vehicles quite competitive.«.
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Now, in terms of driver experience and willingness to adapt, despite the fact that these vehicles and automatic vehicles have similarities in their operation, their operating conditions differ a bit, which will imply a driver adaptation process. to get the most out of autonomy.
«It is a simple vehicle easy to drive in all its aspects, so We are confident that it will be very successful among our customers.«, Featured Foton.
