A report by the firm Roland Berger estimates that Mexico should have 29,000 charging stations this year and 291,000 by 2030 to meet the growth scheme.
Currently, there are 1,400 charging stations for these types of vehicles across the country, whose vehicle fleet is approximately 75,700 battery electric or plug-in hybrid cars.
This means that there are 54 vehicles on average per charger, but the international recommendation is to have infrastructure to serve 2.6 vehicles per charging station.
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“Structural changes in the market will change the situation from now until 2030,” said Oscar Silva, partner for North America at Roland Berger in a note reported by Diario de Coahuila.
Projections
For this year, Roland Berger’s projection is the commercialization of 33,000 battery electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, but this figure will gradually grow to 189,000 electric cars by 2030, resulting in a vehicle fleet of 757,969 units in Mexico.
Therefore, the estimated investment required to establish sufficient charging stations would be 10.412 billion dollars from 2024 to 2030.
So far, it has been the electric vehicle manufacturers themselves, such as Nissan, BMW, or Tesla, who have established the recharging infrastructure in the country, but recently, independent players have entered the market who are solely dedicated to operating charging stations, such as Greenspace or Evergo. The latter currently operates eight out of every ten charging stations.
Latam Mobility in Mexico
Latam Mobility, the largest sustainable mobility community in Latin America, closes 2024 in Mexico City.
It will be two days, on October 15 and 16, where industry leaders and private sector representatives will provide insights on mobility, electromobility, sustainability, among others.
The event will take place at the World Trade Center in the Mexican capital. For participation information click here.
