Brazil needs 12 to 15 times more public chargers by 2030, NeoCharge says, but may reach only half
By Eve
NeoCharge general director Ayrton Barros says Brazil would need 350,000 to 450,000 public charging points by 2030, against around 30,000 today, to meet the IEA reference of one public charger for every 10 vehicles. The projection assumes a plug-in fleet of 3.5 million to 4.5 million vehicles, up from 640,000, and the current ratio is about 21 vehicles per charger. Barros expects the country to reach only around half the required number, with slow charger growth at 80% to 100% a year and fast charger growth at 200% to 300% a year.
Why it matters
A likely shortfall of around half the required network points to sustained demand for new sites, with fast charging growing fastest and drawing confidence for larger investments. For CPOs and suppliers, Brazil looks like a market where rollout is constrained by delivery rather than by lack of need.
Source
- Original title
- “Brazil must expand EV charging network more than tenfold by 2030, says NeoCharge”
- Published
- 4 November 2026
- Updated
- 7 November 2026
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- Topic
- EV Charging
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- Brazil
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- NeoCharge
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