Electric motorcycles: little sold in the country, but cheap to use

They are coming to the Colombian market electric motorcycles in favor of reducing pollution and this being one of the most used and fastest means of transport in the country.

(Read: Volvo presents the XC40 Plus B4 hybrid SUV in the country).

The trend, now, is that electric motorcycles are much cheaper than one that uses gasoline. Among its benefits is that They do not need a large infrastructure to supply themselves with energy.

According to data from Andemos, in 2022 2,688 electric motorcycles were sold in Colombia. However, it is a segment that only represents 0.1% of the 10 million motorcycles that exist throughout the country.

So far in 2023, se have acquired 207 electric motorcycles in the country. Its values ​​are variable according to power, motor and speed. However, the savings start from gasoline, which for 100 km uses around 18,000 pesos and in an electric one you pay less than 1,000 pesos according to electricity consumption, according to NIU.

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It should be noted that according to the most recent report of the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP), 30% of the purchase of fuel that was made in 2022 was for motorcycles.

This, taking into account that according to Runt data, 6.9 million vehicles and 10.9 million motorcycles use gasoline and diesel on the roads of Colombia.

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