The EVs (electric vehicles) continues to grow in Brazil. 2020 was considered the best year for the sector in the country, according to ABVE (Brazilian Electric Vehicle Association). For 2021, the trend is for the adoption of this technology to reach even higher peaks. The city of Indaiatuba (SP), for example, is already contributing to this sustainable proposal by implementing a project to replace its fleet of conventional cars with electric models.
According to FL Energia, one of the companies responsible for the initiative, an electric mobility laboratory was created in the city. The pilot project, officially presented this Thursday (4), during an online event, began in 2020 and foresees investments of more than R$ 20 million. The objective of the program, conceived in partnership with GESEL, SENAI CIMATEC, Siemens, VW Caminhões e Ônibus, BYD and JAC Motors, is to promote studies and the creation of the infrastructure for this laboratory.
In total, there will be seven phases of vehicle deliveries and implementations. In its third phase, now in March, FL Piratininga's fleet in Indaiatuba will have 11 EVs and 8 electric charging stations. In 2021, the company should have 19 100% electric vehicles on the streets. “The project in Indaiatuba encomes a series of structuring actions by FL's innovation area in the area of electric mobility. We are working with a long-term vision in order to identify trends and paths for new businesses in a scenario of market changes”, said Renato Povia, FL's Director of Strategy and Innovation.
According to the company, this is the first of its kind in Brazil, as it involves operational vehicles with implements adapted for field operations, such as vans and pickup trucks with cabinets for technical and commercial services, trucks with central ladders and trucks with aerial baskets. In addition, FL Energia also highlighted that it will implement new electric charging stations, totaling 16 systems installed to meet the region's charging demand.
“We are leaders in renewable energy generation in Brazil and we are committed to maintaining this level of renewable sources and reducing the carbon intensity indicator by 2024% by 10. Indaiatuba will be just the beginning of a major transformation,” Povia emphasized. More than 90 customers in the city will benefit, directly or indirectly, from the reduction in pollutant gas emissions and noise pollution, after replacing the fleet of field operations that serve the population's daily lives, perform technical commercial services and emergency services.
“Our goal is, firstly, to deliver a quality and safe service to customers, but, in addition, we want to encourage the sustainable and conscious use of energy. Taking this pilot project to Indaiatuba reinforces our commitment to the community, the environment and the planet”, highlighted Carlos Zamboni Neto, president of FL Piratininga.
FL electrical fleet
Today, FL Energia has a fleet of approximately 4.500 vehicles and, with the start of replacements, the company already has 15 vehicles distributed in cities within its concession area, such as Indaiatuba, Campinas, São Leopoldo, Sorocaba, Ribeirão Preto and Santos. By 2024, the group expects to invest more than R$1,8 billion to drive the sustainable energy transition. The plan includes, for the same period, more than R$45 million in projects to promote electric mobility in Brazil, through R&D (Research and Development).
