Dos actores concentran el 70% del mercado carga de vehículos eléctricos en Chile: ¿cómo se compara con otros países?

The Chilean electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure market is currently highly concentrated, with three actors—Enel X Way, Copec-Voltex, and Enex Pro—controlling nearly 80% of the market. The author analyzes factors driving this concentration, such as economies of scale and high entry costs, while noting that international experience shows a similar trend where 2 to 5 companies typically dominate, particularly in DC fast charging. To mitigate the risks of reduced competition and higher prices, the document highlights the role of Chile's Interoperability Regulation in reducing switching costs and increasing transparency through a real-time information platform.

• The Chilean public charging infrastructure market is in its early stages with just over 940 public chargers, a figure far below the hundreds of thousands likely needed by 2035 when only EVs are sold in the country.
• Market concentration in Chile is high, with three companies—Enel X Way, Copec-Voltex, and Enex Pro—controlling nearly 80% of the market, and two specific actors concentrating 70%.
• Several factors contribute to market concentration (oligopoly), including economies of scale in equipment procurement and maintenance, high entry costs related to asset investment and software development, and 'club effects' created by proprietary apps and RFID cards that increase switching costs for users.
• International trends indicate a tendency toward concentration, with 2 to 5 companies dominating the sector, though this is less pronounced in AC charging than in DC charging due to lower initial investment requirements for AC.
• Chile's Interoperability Regulation aims to promote competition by requiring payment methods that do not necessitate proprietary apps, creating a real-time Interoperability Platform for price and availability comparison, and publishing statistical data on charger use.

APA

Rivas, I. (2024). Dos actores concentran el 70% del mercado carga de vehículos eléctricos en Chile: ¿cómo se compara con otros países? Centro de Movilidad Sostenible. https://cmsostenible.org/dos-actores-concentran-el-70-del-mercado-carga-de-vehiculos-electricos-en-chile-como-se-compara-con-otros-paises/

Chicago

Rivas, Ignacio. Dos actores concentran el 70% del mercado carga de vehículos eléctricos en Chile: ¿cómo se compara con otros países? Centro de Movilidad Sostenible, 2024. https://cmsostenible.org/dos-actores-concentran-el-70-del-mercado-carga-de-vehiculos-electricos-en-chile-como-se-compara-con-otros-paises/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rivas2024dos, author = {Rivas, Ignacio}, title = {{Dos actores concentran el 70\% del mercado carga de vehículos eléctricos en Chile: ¿cómo se compara con otros países?}}, institution = {Centro de Movilidad Sostenible}, year = {2024}, month = nov, url = {https://cmsostenible.org/dos-actores-concentran-el-70-del-mercado-carga-de-vehiculos-electricos-en-chile-como-se-compara-con-otros-paises/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }