Brazil expects to see an increase in electric vehicle sales in the future as the infrastructure continues to be improved, said an expert.

Campinas is a city with a population of 2 million in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, which has more than 20 dealerships in its northwestern suburbs, with eight of them specializing in electric vehicles sales.

Last year, 15,000 cars were sold here, of which new energy vehicles (electric vehicles) accounted for less than 2 percent. Industry insiders predict that the situation will change a lot this year and the proportion of new energy vehicles will reach about 3.5 percent.

A couple just bought new hybrid-electric vehicle at an auto dealership as they said the charging piles are not popular here in the city.

"Because charging piles are not popular at present, so I bought hybrid-electric vehicles. I would like to buy pure electric cars, but we need more and better infrastructure and enough charging piles. So, we will enjoy a 100 percent electric and sustainable mobility," said a local named Monica.

According to reports, about 47,000 electric vehicles were sold in Brazil last year, of which less than 10,000 were pure electric vehicles.

Experts said that at present, the recognition of hybrid vehicles in Brazil is much higher than pure electric vehicles due to two reasons; first, the price of electric vehicles is relatively high, and the second, though more charging piles have been installed in large urban centers, charging devices along highways and rural areas are still scarce resources.

"Electric cars are not only expensive, but its accessory charging cables are also not cheap. For example, a charging cable can cost as high as 5,000 reais (about 987.5 U.S. dollars), and a cheap one could cost 3,000 reais (about 592.5 U.S. dollars), therefore the electric vehicle is currently unaffordable for the average income group," said a local named Farrell.

Since 2021, with the upgrade of safety devices, the price of diesel engine vehicles in Brazil has increased, while the price of electric vehicles has decreased with the application of new technologies. As a result, the number of people who tend to buy electric vehicles is expected to increase.

"For normal car actually prices going up about 5 percent every year, and the electric vehicle just went down from 2021 to 2022 about 10 percent," said Douglas Ferreira, expert of Green Industry and Sustainable Development Project.