The increases in fuels are continuous every week and, as expected, the situation will remain the same for the rest of the year. Therefore, taking advantage of a BMW activity, BioBioChile found out how much it costs to use an electric vehicle in the context of high inflation.
The electromovilidad It came to stay in Chile, and proof of this is that we can see it daily on the streets, such as on buses, company vans, scooters and bicycles.
This technology also reaches Private vehiclesbut it is a market that is slowly gaining popularity in the country, mainly because of its cost compared to a traditional vehicle.
Also the apprehensions go by the doubts on how easy it can be to maintain an electric or hybrid carwhere can I charge it, how long will it take and how far can I go.
BioBioChile participated in a presentation by BMW in Chile, to exhibit its line of vehicles electric SUVs and took the opportunity to talk about the benefits of electromobility.
They are “filled” with $8 thousand minimum
César Blanco, team leader product genius at BMW, exemplified that with 1 kilowatt (kW) an electric vehicle can walk between 5 to 8 kilometers depending on driving.
The household cost per kW is $120 according to Enel and the value is doubled if one charges the vehicle at a service station.
In total, Blanco assured, with around $8 thousand one can fully charge an electric vehicle at home and double in one station. This translates into an approximate autonomy of 460 kilometers in the BMW iX3, one of the vehicles was exhibited by the brand.
Along with this, he stated that both at home the department a charger can be installed. This service is provided by a variety of companies.
María José Sáez, manager of Marketing & Customer Experiences at BMW, stressed that these types of vehicles fit “perfectly into your daily routine, autonomy is perfect”and that users only realize this when living the experience of an electric car.
BMW electric vehicles you can meet them in this link.
charging points
If you need a charge, Blanco said that you can go through a fast charge at a station and 10 minutes is enough to travel 100 kilometersdepending on the type of driving.
Currently, there are various fast and slow charging points. In fact, Sáez stressed that “we installed 20 charging points together with Enel X at a national level”, to “give users peace of mind that they will not have any problems”.
To search for charging points, the Ministry of energy enabled the EcoCarga application available here for iPhone and Android.
Finally, it was pointed out that it is possible travel across much of the country in electric vehicles, since there are points to charge on Route 5, and that these are constantly expanding.
What benefits do I get if I switch to an electric car?
María José Sáez lamented that currently there are no greater incentives for Chileans to opt for an electric vehicle. For this reason, she proposes to give exclusive parking spaces and exemption from paying the circulation permit.
“There are a lot of issues that they are simple regulationsand that do not have an associated cost, but for the consumer it would be a very important benefit”, he said.
Currently, the only real benefit is no vehicular restrictionbut that goes for any green-stamped vehicle after September 2011.
“The government has taken good initiatives in everything that is buses, cargo vehicles, but there are still opportunities in terms of holding benefits”, he concluded.
