At a time when the world is looking for ways to reduce the emission of pollutants in the transport sector and many countries offer incentives for consumers to buy an electric car, the Brazilian car fleet is even older.
Composed basically of combustion models, it pollutes more, causes more accidents and traffic jams.
This aging was accelerated in the last two years of the pandemic, which made it difficult to access the zero car, either due to higher prices or the scarcity of components for production.
Today, 23.5% of the cars that circulate in the country have up to five years of use, the so-called seminovos. Ten years ago, this share was 43.1%.
The “older ones”, over 16 years old, went from 18.8% of the fleet to 19.4%. Intermediaries (from six to 15 years old) were 38.1% in 2012, and today they are 57.1%.
The data are from an annual study carried out for more than two decades by the National Union of the Components Industry for Motor Vehicles (Sindipeças).
In 2012, a vehicle, in general, polluted about 50% more than a current similar. In terms of consumption, the current one is 22% more efficient, according to Raquel Mizoe, director of Light Vehicle Emissions at the Brazilian Association of Automotive Engineering (AEA).
Disorganization
The survey results show that, in 2021, the country’s fleet consisted of 38.2 million cars, with an average age of 10 years and five months, the oldest in 26 years.
Adding light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, the fleet reaches 46.6 million vehicles with an average age of 10.3 years, also the highest since 1994.
“Since 2013, the Brazilian fleet has been aging because we are not getting a renewal with new cars that compensates for the existing obsolescence”, says George Rugitsky, director of Economics at Sindipeças.
He points out that the pandemic has led to an even greater scrapping of the national fleet, a situation that, in different dimensions, also occurs globally.
According to him, “in the case of Brazil, this global disorganization of the supply chain is in line with what happens in the local economy”.
Rugitsky advocates vehicle inspection and fleet renewal programs for faster modernization. Otherwise, he assesses, the expectations for this year and the next are for scrapping to continue.
In March, the government announced a fleet renewal program for trucks and buses, which has not yet been regulated. The idea is to facilitate the exchange of the old truck for a newer one, creating a cycle that at some point will reach vehicle zero.
According to Sindipeças, a Euro 6 truck (current emission control norm) emits 90% less particulate matter than a Euro 1, in the age range of 30 years.
“Old vehicles, in general, are polluting a lot, in addition to being responsible for increased traffic, accidents and health expenses”, says Rugitsky.
The Sindipeças calculation deducts the mortality rate (completely lost or scrapped cars), which differentiates its numbers from those published by Denatran, which considers all registered vehicles, regardless of whether they are on the road or not.
The aim of the study is to assess the market potential for spare parts manufacturers. The information is from the newspaper. The State of São Paulo.
Source: CNN Brasil
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