STUDY OF REPLACEMENT OF PART OF THE FLEET OF DIESEL VEHICLES BY ELECTRIC IN THE CITY OF SÃO PAULO

Abstract

In the current world scenario there are indications that petroleum, the main raw material for the creation of fossil fuels, will suffer a severe shortage in the coming years. What makes the search for vehicles powered by new energies a great reality. Studies point out that diesel combustion from vehicles is one of the major pollution generators that have been strongly hurting the Planet. The State of São Paulo has the ninth largest megalopolis in the world, its capital of the same name, has a large vehicle fleet that represents 28.84% of the country's total vehicle fleet according to IBGE data in 2018. The study presented here has the objective of gathering data and information from the city of São Paulo regarding the progress of the insertion of electric vehicles in its urban fleet in general, considering automobiles, cargo and passenger transport fleet, etc. The research has a descriptive and applied nature and seeks to bring quantitative and qualitative answers. It was understood with the results that the city still does not manage to have an efficient plan against its biggest factor that generates pollution: Traffic. There are many reasons that foster the importance of the debate on the subject of this study and with this in mind, it is considered that the information brought here may contribute to the leverage of the debate on the insertion of vehicles powered by electric energy and clarify their benefits for companies, communities and the environment.