These are the best-selling electric cars in Colombia during 2021

Concern for caring for the environment continues to grow internationally and the automotive sector in Colombia is not far behind. The transition to sustainable mobility in the world is making great strides, despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic also affected this sector, since last year sales of general cars decreased 16%, but that of electric vehicles increased 41% with more than three million units sold, according to the International Energy Agency.

This year the vehicle sales market has recovered, since the IEA reported that in the first months of the year the purchase of cars increased 140% compared to the same months of 2020. In Colombia, according to the National Sustainable Mobility Association, Andemos, in June 2021 alone 2,156 electric and hybrid vehicles were registered, which meant a growth of 468% compared to June 2020.

Previously, they had already reported that between January and April 2021 they had registered 3,651 units of electric and hybrid cars, representing a 248.7% increase in demand compared to 2020.

In the same sense, there are electric and hybrid vehicles that, according to sales figures in Colombia, generate more interest among drivers.

Sales ranking of plug-in hybrids at the end of the first half of 2021

Mercedes Benz GLC 300 (350 units)

Volvo XC40 (66)

BMW 330e (63)

MINI Cooper (55)

BMW Series X3 (40)

BMW Series X5 (32)

Volvo XC90 (32)

Volvo XC60 (20)

Mercedes Benz E350 (15)

Mitsubishi Outlander (8)

Sales ranking of the purely electric segment at the end of the first half of 2021

WORLD B13S01 (91)

Renault Twizy (58)

Zhidou D2S (43)

WORLD E1 (34)

WORLD Yuan (33)

BMW i3 (32)

Changan E-Star (31)

Renault Zoe (25)

Stark STQ1079L02Y1NBEV (24)

Nissan Leaf (15)

BYD stands out, becoming the leading brand in the sale of electric cars in the country and with a growth of over 1,000%. For example, him WORLD e1 is one of the best sellers, to date 34 units have been enrolled of this vehicle that, according to experts, stands out for its size and autonomy of up to 300 km, being ideal for urban displacements.

Another model that attracts attention is WORLD Yuan, a small SUV capable of offer up to 300 or 400 km of autonomy and that competes with one of the best-selling electric cars in the country in recent years, the BMW i3.

BMW i3

Although they have not yet entered the list, Andemos highlights the presence of vehicles such as SUVs BYD Tang, Jaguar I-Pace o Tesla Model X; asui as sedans Porsche Taycan y Tesla Model 3, which despite not being so affordable, are already representing interesting sales.

According to the same company, this important growth is due to the greater supply of these vehicles, but also to the greater knowledge of consumers about the benefits it offers to the environment and in saving operations.

Benefits of electric vehicles

It’s economic. Although the price of an electric vehicle is high, compared to that of a conventional car, in the long term it tends to be cheaper for two reasons: the cost of electricity for its operation, which is much lower than the traditional one, and the Savings in maintenance, since the electric motor has fewer components than the combustion engine.

Take care of the environment. Colombia is one of the countries that is part of the 2015 Paris Agreement where it has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 by 51%. For example, Bogotá is one of the cities that is at the forefront of electric public mobility in the world, outside of China, the city has 1,485 electric buses of which 483 are already in operation.

In this way, Carmen Ligia Valderrama, Deputy Minister of Transportation of Colombia, stated during her speech at the Sustainable Mobility panel that, “there are already almost 4,700 electric vehicles registered in the Runt, with more than 4 loading yards, which brings them closer to meet the goal of having 6,600 registered by 2022, this as Mars of the macro-project of 600,000 by 2030”.