Using electric vehicles for freight transport purposes and challenges to do an implementation in Brazil

Abstract The aim of the current is to address the main successful international public policies aimed at expanding the fleet of electric vehicles used for road freight transport purposes and how these policies could be adapted to the Brazilian market. Analysis applied to the main public policies that resulted in tax incentives, helped expanding the existing infrastructure and promoted new businesses in the transition from the fleet of conventional to electric vehicles in foreign markets, as well as studies focused on investigating likely adaptations allowed by the Brazilian legislation to these policies to meet the national market are the main challenges to this sector. However, although electrification appears as the main alternative to improve energy efficiency, several countries have not yet implemented public policies to boost their fleet transition process. Results in the current research may contribute to future studies focused on investigating the adequacy of successful public policies and their likely adaptations to the Brazilian business model.