SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian motor maker WEG SA introduced on Tuesday a partnership with energy firm Neoenergia SA to supply charging stations for electric vehicles.
Neoenergia, managed by Spain’s Iberdrola SA, has its personal fleet of electric vehicles and additionally sells charging stations to firms and residential clients.
With the settlement, WEG will now be the unique provider of charging stations to the facility firm. The firm will present gear produced nationally with an influence of seven.4 kilowatts, splendid for properties or residential buildings, and 22 kilowatts, which is extra appropriate for firms.
“We need not solely to advance our technique of constructing electric mobility a actuality in Brazil, but in addition to structurally serve the whole chain required to make electric vehicles viable,” mentioned Manfred Peter Johann, managing director of WEG’s automation unit.
(Reporting by Leticia Fucuchima; Writing by Peter Frontini; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
