Through its subsidiary Voltex, Terpel is developing an investment plan to start new operations fast charging hubs for electric vehicles in several cities of the country.
These new points will be located in Cali (Valle del Cauca), Chia (Cundinamarca), Girardota (Antioquia) and Barranquilla (Atlantic). They are currently under construction and will be completed between 2023 and 2024.
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The first to come into operation will be the one in Cali, which is expected to start its services in December of this year. At these stations there will be between two and three charging points with GBT-type chargers at 180 kilowatts.
The investment for each of these ‘hubs’ is estimated at 1,000 million pesosaccording to Juan Daniel Rueda, Terpel’s mobility manager.
These four new electrical charging points will be added to the two ‘hubs’ that already exist in Cota (Cundinamarca) and Bucaramanga (Santander).
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Thanks to the already existing heavy vehicle loading points, Terpel currently serves 60 last-mile cars.
This plan is added to that of private vehicles, in which the company already has 14 charging points in the national territory and at the end of the year they estimate to reach 27.
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Global electric vehicle sales increased 32%
Tesla cut prices for its models worldwide in January
During the first quarter of 2023, global sales of electric vehicles increased by 32 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year. This was revealed by the recent report ‘Global Passenger Electric Vehicle Model Sales Tracker’ from the analysis firm Counterpoint.
For Abhik Mukherjee, an analyst at the firm, the reason behind theThis increase is due to the price war that the big brands launched since the first month of the year, when sales results were affected by the elimination of the purchase subsidy in China.
“Tesla cut prices for its models worldwide in JanuaryOther auto brands announced similar cuts for their car models starting in February, leading to an improvement in EV sales.”
It should be noted that the analysis does not include hybrid or fuel cell vehicles, so by model, the best seller was the ‘Tesla Model Y’. This unit not only abandoned being on the podium in this segment, it also had the milestone of becoming one of the best selling cars in the world. Only in electric, it is followed by the Tesla Model 3; in third place is BYD’s song.
Regarding the brands, according to the firm’s reports, 10 automotive groups cover 75 percent of the global market and among them the manufacturer BYD stands out, with a participation of 21.10 percent; followed by Tesla, with 16.01 percent; Volkswagen, with 6.88 percent; Geely, with 5.86 percent General Motors, with 4.71 percent.
