Building blocks to achieving a green fleet in Latin America

By Daniel Bland - April 26, 2023

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The future of Latin America’s mobility is becoming greener, according to experts in the region who detailed the building blocks of making the sustainable transition toward electric vehicles (EV) during the last?Fleet LatAm Expert Meeting ?on Thursday (20 April).

In 2022, approximately 4% of the car sales in Latin America were electrified, led by countries such as Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, according to Fleet LatAm Editor?Daniel Bland, explaining that this includes traditional hybrids, plug-in hybrids (PHEV), and 100% battery electric vehicles (BEV).

“Considering 2022 EV sales in the two largest markets, Brazil saw a 41% increase and Mexico saw a 22% increase year-over-year,” says Mr. Bland.

After carrying out an assessment of the EV models available in countries, putting together your Green Fleet program requires objectives such as lowering CO2 emissions, reducing fuel usage with tools such as fuel cards, and optimizing your vehicle ordering and delivering processes, according to fleet manager?Rodrigo Monroy.

“Moreover, make sure you are engaging well by creating strategic alliances with OEMs [vehicle manufacturers], EV charging companies, and other suppliers,” says Mr. Monroy (pictured right) who is Fleet Category Manager in Latin America for pharmaceutical company Novartis and?Fleet LatAm ?Vice Chairman.

To accomplish your EV transition in Latin America, multinational companies such as IoT hub and telematics firm?Geotab ?and EV charging company Blink are available to help you along the way.?

For one, “Geotab provides local market EV availability lists to help you find the most efficient vehicle for your fleet, supported by detailed analyses to assure vehicle range, cost efficiency, and optimize total cost of ownership (TCO),” says Geotab Latin America business development manager and sustainability leader?Pedro Giraldo.

As EV charging management is also crucial, EV infrastructure planning for fleets at multiple sites is provided by Geotab as well as Blink. As for the latter, the electric charging equipment company offers AC chargers up to 50 amps (12kW) and faster DC chargers handling 30kW-260kW. See more here...