Second Monitoring Report Energy Efficiency for Light -Duty Vehicles in Chile

The Second Monitoring Report on Chile's Energy Efficiency Law finds that while the light-duty vehicle industry exceeded the 2025 fuel economy standard of 18.8 km/lge (reaching 19.3 km/lge), this was primarily due to multipliers for plug-in vehicles; the actual sales-weighted economy was lower at 16.9 km/lge. Compliance among importers remained stagnant at 45%. Despite this, the market saw a 200% increase in available BEV models and a 32% decrease in available ICE models between 2023 and 2025. BEV and PHEV prices fell significantly, and the cost per kilometre for BEVs is now 70% lower than for ICE vehicles. These improvements contributed to a reduction of 9.1 million litres of gasoline demand and 21.4 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions since 2024.

• In 2025, the light-duty vehicle industry achieved a corporate fleet fuel economy of 19.3 km/lge, which exceeded the required Phase 1 standard of 18.8 km/lge. However, this result was achieved 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.
• Compliance rates among importers remained stagnant between 2024 and 2025, with 45% of importers meeting the required standard in both years. While the number of importers decreased from 29 to 20, the proportion of non-compliant importers remained at 55%.
• The market for plug-in vehicles grew from 0.8% of sales in 2023 to 3.2% in 2025. However, the share of battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales remained unchanged at 2.2% between 2024 and 2025, meaning growth was driven exclusively by plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs).
• There has been a significant shift in available vehicle models between 2023 and 2025. The number of available BEV models increased by 200% (from 44 to 138), while the number of internal combustion engine (ICE) models declined by 32% (from 1,710 to 1,168).
• The average price of the ten best-selling electric vehicle models decreased between 2023 and 2025, with a 26% reduction for BEVs and a 49% reduction for PHEVs. By 2025, the average price of the top 10 BEVs was only 1.5% higher than that of conventional hybrids (HEVs).
• Improved vehicle fuel economy has led to measurable environmental and energy reductions since 2024, including a reduction in gasoline demand by 9.1 million litres and the avoidance of 21.4 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions.
• Electric vehicles have become significantly more cost-effective to operate than internal combustion engine vehicles. In 2025, an electric vehicle was estimated to be 70% cheaper per kilometre travelled, with costs of CLP$29 for BEVs compared to CLP$96 for ICE vehicles.
• Theoretical penalties for non-compliant importers decreased by 16% between 2024 and 2025 (from 531,000 UF to 446,000 UF), despite a 26% increase in sales by those non-compliant importers, due to overall improvements in vehicle fuel economy.

APA

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

Chicago

Centro de Movilidad Sostenible. Second Monitoring Report Energy Efficiency for Light -Duty Vehicles in Chile. 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 Energy Efficiency for Light -Duty Vehicles in Chile}}, 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} }