With new cutting-edge technologies emerging all the time, electric vehicles present themselves as a sustainable mobility solution. Hybrid or electric cars are already popular on the market, but when it comes to motorcycles, technological evolution is still emerging and needs impulses to consolidate, points out an article from Estadão Mobilidade.
Some innovations, however, can facilitate the process of implementing this non-polluting mode in Brazil, according to the publication:
1. Battery standardization
Although long, the useful life of electric vehicle batteries is limited. Therefore, the standardization of this equipment between motorcycles from different brands can make the mode more accessible and viable for drivers, allowing batteries to be exchanged when necessary and facilitating the technological improvement of factors such as autonomy and long recharging time.
2. Increase in battery change stations
Already implemented by Voltz, in partnership with iFood and Turbo (Ipiranga's innovation hub), with an exclusive focus on app delivery people, battery changing stations offer exchangeable and standardized battery sharing service. Through a monthly subscription, users exchange discharged batteries for a ready-to-use one at stations throughout São Paulo.
Expanding this service to other cities could enable access to the electric mode throughout Brazil, as the possibility of exchange makes access to the battery cheaper — which, in this case, does not need to be purchased by drivers.
3. More efficient charging
The rapid technological developments in batteries demonstrate that an even greater improvement will soon be possible: an example is the Triumph electric motorcycle prototype, developed in partnership with Willians, from F-1, with a battery ranging from 0% to 80% in just 20 minutes of charging.
4. Increase in the production of Brazilian motorcycles
Encouraging the production of these modes in the national territory makes access to this sustainable means of transport possible for more people. And, according to Renato Villar, CEO of Voltz, new features are on the company's radar for 2023. “We are developing five new motorcycle models for next year, such as vehicles in the racing, big scooter and trail categories. Regarding the technologies that will be implemented, we are investing heavily in ADAS (Advanced driver-assistance system). We are already (successfully) testing a series of sensors and cameras on incoming motorcycles to offer more security. These are resources that can map the entire surroundings of the vehicle and identify, for example, when the driver has positioned himself in a blind spot”, explains Villar, in interview with Money Times.
