Second Monitoring Report

The report finds that while the Chilean light-duty vehicle fleet achieved a record-high average fuel economy of 16.9 km/lge in 2025, only 45% of importers complied with the required standard. Compliance was largely driven by a threefold multiplier for plug-in vehicles, as actual sales-weighted fuel economy without the incentive was lower than the 18.8 km/lge target. Despite a 200% increase in available battery electric vehicle (BEV) models and a 26% price drop for top-selling BEVs, the BEV market share remained stagnant at 2.2% between 2024 and 2025. The report notes a 3% reduction in CO2 emissions from vehicles sold since 2023 and an estimated saving of 9.1 million litres of gasoline.

• The average fuel economy of light-duty vehicles sold in Chile reached a historic record of 16.9 [km/lge] in 2025, representing an 8% increase since 2023.
• Only 45% of vehicle importers met the required fuel economy standard in 2025, the same proportion as in 2024. The industry's reported fuel economy of 19.3 [km/lge] exceeded the 18.8 [km/lge] target only through the use of a threefold multiplier for plug-in vehicles; without this incentive, the actual sales-weighted fleet fuel economy was 16.9 [km/lge].
• The market share of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) remained unchanged at 2.2% between 2024 and 2025, although the total share of plug-in vehicles (BEVs and PHEVs) increased by 0.6 percentage points to 3.2%.
• There has been a significant shift in vehicle availability: the number of available BEV models increased by 200% (from 44 to 138) between 2023 and 2025, while available internal combustion engine (ICE) models declined by 32% (from 1,710 to 1,168).
• The average price of the ten best-selling BEV models decreased by 26% between 2023 and 2025, and the price of the ten best-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) fell by 49%.
• Improved vehicle fuel economy has led to a 3% reduction in CO2 emissions from vehicles sold since 2023, avoiding nearly 21 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2024 and reducing gasoline demand by an estimated 9.1 million litres.
• Electric vehicles have become significantly more cost-effective to operate, with a cost per kilometre that is 70% cheaper than internal combustion engine vehicles (CLP$29 vs CLP$96 per km).

APA

Centro de Movilidad Sostenible (2026). Second Monitoring Report. https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Second-Monitoring-Report-of-Energy-Efficiency-Law.pdf

Chicago

Centro de Movilidad Sostenible. Second Monitoring Report. 2026. https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Second-Monitoring-Report-of-Energy-Efficiency-Law.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centrodemovilidadsostenible2026second, author = {{Centro de Movilidad Sostenible}}, title = {{Second Monitoring Report}}, institution = {Centro de Movilidad Sostenible}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://cmsostenible.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Second-Monitoring-Report-of-Energy-Efficiency-Law.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }