Electric Cars
Historical evolution of electric cars
An electric car, as the name implies, is a vehicle that has one or more engines powered by electricity, unlike gasoline or diesel engines that have the vast majority of current cars. Today, we can find electric motors of all sizes, which propel up to a radio-controlled car to a locomotive. The operation of these vehicles depends on their batteries at 100%, so once the battery is used up, it can be charged on contact with the electric net. In these engines, the principal virtues are that they have less weight and are technically less complex.
Although at the economy level, the electric vehicle has a higher cost than hybrid or fuel vehicles, these have a large number of advantages that make them a good option for everyday transport. Among these advantages, it can be mentioned that the economic savings increase, since the electric recharge is cheaper than the fuel, in turn, an environmental benefit is also seen since with the use of these the level of dioxide emissions is significantly reduced of carbon (CO2) to the atmosphere.
To recharge these cars are different types of recharges, which depend on the type of recharging station present in the country, among the types we can mention the quick recharge: which charges the battery around 80% in 30 minutes but requires a high capacity at the recharging point or home recharge where recharging points are installed in the home, these last about 8 hours to charge 100% of the battery.
Recharge points in
Costa Rica
Fuente: endesavehiculoelectrico.com
Currently the country has 47 fast charging points for electric cars, these points can be found on the map using the Electromaps page
Recharge cost and different projects in Costa Rica
The Regulatory Authority of Public Services (ARESEP) defined a single rate of ¢ 182.72 per kWh, for the operation of the national network of fast charging centers for electric vehicles through Resolution RE-0056-IE-2019, which estimated that for every 100 km traveled the cost of recharging would be approximately 3200 colones.
This rate enables the full operation of the 47 fast charging centers distributed throughout the country, to move towards the decarbonization goal. Although currently private electric vehicles can be charged at home or in the company, the network of fast charging centers are a guarantee for users as they are distributed throughout the national territory and allow electric vehicles to be charged in less than half-hour so that the use of these is enabled to make extensive tours throughout the country.
In Costa Rica, there are different projects that promote the use and national design of these vehicles, in order to have more friendly means of transport with the environment and at an affordable price for a large part of the population, within these projects you can mention CAMBRIA CR and the TCU of the University of Costa Rica called THE ELECTRIC CAR: A FACTIBLE AND ECOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVE.
Examples of electric cars present in the market
HYUNDAY IONIQ
Type: Sedan
Technology: 100% electric
Autonomy: up to 245 km tested in Costa Rican topography
Recharge time: 10% in 23 minutes and 100% in 5 hours
Price $ 33 695
AUDI e-tron
Type: SUV 4x4
Technology: 100% electric
Autonomy: more than 417 km with full load
Recharge time: fast charging in 30 minutes, total battery in 9 hour
Price: $ 90 000