Electric Vehicles in Latin America: Slowly but Surely Toward a Clean Transport

Quirós-Tortós, Jairo; Victor-Gallardo, Luis; Ochoa, Luis F.

doi:10.1109/mele.2019.2908791

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“…Another crucial factor is the notion of ‘peak oil’ which is a key determinant as it deals with the inevitable idea of oil depletion. However, although CR has notoriously high fuel prices in Central America (Quirós-Tortós et al 2019 ), the oil security seems firmly dependent on US oil, importing 80% of total oil requirements (OEC 2021 ). It may also be prudent to visit a rising feature of current society that has a destabilizing influence on the regime—the ‘rise of information society’.…”

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“…Figure 5 shows an elaborate causal network for injustice pathways for the regime actors. The injustice pathways for consumers can be pointed to the high cost of electricity (Quirós-Tortós et al 2019 ) in Costa Rica which will affect the charging cost of EV. Similarly, there is an agglomeration of charging infrastructure within urban areas (EESI 2021 ) which limits the scope of its usage of people outside the urban landscape.…”

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Low Carbon Mobility Transitions and Justice: A Case of Costa Rica

John

Derakhshi

2022

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This research article analyzes the electrification of light-duty vehicles and its implications on equity and justice paradigm within a pro-green policy environment. The case of Costa Rica is investigated as the country has already gained considerable momentum in decarbonizing its economy and considers the transportation as the next step in its sectoral transformation. We evaluate the transition through different lenses of sustainability, equity and justice using socio-technical system transition and the energy justice frameworks. The outcome of the analysis is compared with the existing policies and plans for transport decarbonization in Costa Rica. The findings suggest that (a) the country should foster industry-academia collaborations and engagements to fortify knowledge sharing networks for low-mobility innovation, (b) subsidization of electricity cost for electric vehicles seems essential to incentivize market pull, and (c) Costa Rica should proceed towards the creation of domestic and local electric vehicles manufacturing capacity to provide an industrial environment for building long-standing technological learning and accumulation.

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Low Carbon Mobility Transitions and Justice: A Case of Costa Rica

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Derakhshi

2022

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“…In Latin America and the Caribbean, the deployment of semi-rapid and rapid charging infrastructure has begun, with the highest number of chargers in Mexico and Brazil. Compared to the European Union, North America, or China, the adoption of charging infrastructure is lagging in Latin America and the Caribbean (Quiros-Tortos et al, 2019). Estimates from the United States show that if 50% of sold vehicles are fully electric in 2030, the country needs a network of 1.2 million public and 28 million private chargers, which is 20 times the size of the current network.…”

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Achieving Net-Zero Prosperity: How Governments Can Unlock 15 Essential Transformations

Fazekas¹

2022

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“…While electric buses and cars are probably already cheaper than their fossil counterparts on a life cycle basis, and may eventually be cheaper than gasoline and diesel versions on an upfront basis depending what happens with battery costs, they currently cost more to buy. Policy is needed to address this, non-exclusively including low cost finance for bus fleets, targeted and declining subsidies, GHG intensity performance regulations that match global efforts, and building of charging networks [30]. LAC cities may also need aid with guiding the private sector in planning and implementing electricity charging and alternative fuel networks, both for reasons of equity and making sure all parts of cities and eventually countries are covered.…”

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Net-zero Deep Decarbonization Pathways in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities

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This synthesis paper presents the objectives, approach and cross-cutting results of the Latin American Deep Decarbonization Pathways project (DDP-LAC). It synthesizes and compares detailed national and sectoral deep decarbonization pathways (DDPs) to 2050 compatible with the Paris Agreement objectives and domestic development priorities in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru. The first five countries analysed in detail the energy system and agriculture, forestry and land use (AFOLU) at a high level, while Peru focussed on a detailed analysis of AFOLU given its predominance in its GHG emissions. While economy-wide results were produced, this paper focuses on the electricity, passenger transport, and AFOLU results because of their current emissions, potential to grow, and identification of successful strategies for decarbonization (e.g. switching to clean electricity and other net-zero emissions fuels across the economy; urban planning, mode shifting, and electrification in passenger transport; and intensive sustainable agriculture, assignment of land use rights and their enforcement and afforestation in AFOLU). It also highlights where significant emissions remain in 2050, notably in industry, AFOLU, freight, and oil and gas production, all areas for future research. It derives insights for the design of domestic policy packages and identifies priorities for international cooperation.

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Electric Vehicles in Latin America: Slowly but Surely Toward a Clean Transport

Cited by 21 publications

References 2 publications

Low Carbon Mobility Transitions and Justice: A Case of Costa Rica

Low Carbon Mobility Transitions and Justice: A Case of Costa Rica

Achieving Net-Zero Prosperity: How Governments Can Unlock 15 Essential Transformations

Net-zero Deep Decarbonization Pathways in Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities

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