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The Brazilian and German governments have launched a report,
'Technological roadmap for light electric vehicles in Brazil'. The
report acts as a roadmap to evaluate the future of the development
of light electric vehicles (EVs) in Brazil, according to media
reports. The study has been carried out by Promob-e, a technical
co-operation project. Promob-e aims to assist the Brazilian
government to formulate public policies to help the adoption of
more efficient propulsion systems. To gauge the possibilities of
Brazilian participation in the production of components of light
EVs, the report identifies the barriers and opportunities for
technology that Brazil will face in the future at 5, 10, and 15
years.
Significance: Brazil's upper house is also
considering banning the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE)
vehicles from 2060. Brazil has been at the forefront of developing
norms in order to get more EVs on the road than ICE vehicles. In
June 2019, the Brazilian government announced a decision to exempt
hybrid and electric vehicles from the Imposto Sobre Produtos
Industrializados (IPI) tax, which is applied to industrial products
that are produced in Brazil or imported.
