Energy and electromobility · Chile
Energy · Charging · Zero CO₂
Cost reduction through electromobility and renewable energy
Request a technical meeting ↓02 · Market context in Chile
Diesel prices are rising, EV sales are growing and new public charging is falling
USD 1.72per liter of diesel
Reference price of diesel in March 2026. It rises with oil and the dollar.¹
+105%EV sales
Electric vehicle sales grew by 105% during 2026.³
−54.7%new public charging
New public charging points fell by 54.7% over the same period.²
¹ Comisión Nacional de Energía (national energy commission), fuel prices, 2026 · ² Ministerio de Energía and Agencia de Sostenibilidad Energética, Plan Maestro de Infraestructura de Carga Pública (public charging infrastructure master plan), June 2026 · ³ Asociación Nacional Automotriz de Chile (national automotive association), 2026 reports.
03 · Verdio
Verdio operates two units
One builds and operates charging infrastructure; the other provides consulting services. PuntoEV, the timber solar charging station built with Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), received the AIE award in 2025.
Verdio Consulting
Verdio Consulting studies, implements and commercially structures electromobility and energy projects for public institutions and large companies.
Verdio Electrolineras
05 · Verdio Consulting · Electromobility and renewable energy consulting
Verdio Consulting
The Verdio group's electromobility and renewable energy consulting firm, for public institutions and large companies.
06 · What Verdio provides
Vehicles, charging and solar generation
Verdio supplies the vehicles, the charging points and the solar generation that powers them.
The fleet is sized route by route, according to shifts, daily kilometers and peak hours. The client chooses between direct sale and an operating lease with maintenance included.
Chargers at the client's depots and operating bases, with Verdio's own charge-point management and billing platform on OCPP, the open charging protocol. Verdio measures and reports the energy per vehicle and per charging session.
Panels and batteries on existing roofs and yards. They keep sites running during grid outages and supply power at worksites and locations with no grid connection.
How Verdio works
Verdio sizes the operation before the client commits resources: routes, shifts, kilometers and power per site. With that data it builds the technical, economic and financial model.
Verdio installs and operates the three components: the vehicles, the charging points and the solar generation with batteries.
The investment in equipment is structured with a third-party financing partner and the client pays a fee for the service. The client defines the procurement mechanism and the budget allocation.
07 · Rigor
Every figure carries its source
The figures on this site are cited with the institution that published them: Comisión Nacional de Energía, SINIM, Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, PVGIS and 3CV certification. Figures based on Verdio's own calculation are identified as such, with their assumptions and their range.
Verdio calculates your organization's savings from your fleet logs and your electricity bills.
Chilean sources publish their figures in pesos. On this page those amounts are converted to US dollars at the observed exchange rate of CLP 926.94 per dollar (Banco Central de Chile, 9 September 2026); percentages and the figures behind them are unchanged.
08 · Evidence
Three local assessments prepared in 2026
Three technical proposals prepared during 2026. In each one, savings were calculated from the institution's own operating data.
A municipality in far-northern Chile
60–75% less per kilometer
Assessment figure with declared assumptions.
Municipal technical proposal, July 2026.
A city in central-southern Chile
USD 0.159/km → USD 0.025/km
Gasoline compared with electric, charging at the client's own depot (−84%), with declared assumptions.
Preliminary technical document, August 2026 — own calculation.
A municipality in the far south, on an isolated grid
−20/25% winter range
Verdio declares the winter range correction before presenting the proposal. The design assumes an isolated grid, with self-imposed constraints.
Technical proposal, 2026.
The names of the institutions are not published.
09 · How Verdio charges
The client pays a service fee
Verdio charges per kilometer operated and per kilowatt-hour delivered. A 120-day pilot measures actual operating conditions before the client commits to a larger contract.
For the public sector
- The model is pay-for-service: the investment in equipment is structured with a third-party financing partner.
- Verdio delivers the draft agreement and the technical and economic documentation for the internal evaluation.
- An independent technical reviewer validates the measurement.
- The Estrategia Nacional de Electromovilidad sets a target of 100% zero-emission sales of new light-duty vehicles by 2035.
- Regional government funding lines are currently open and can accelerate the project.
For private companies
- Verdio measures and reports kilometers driven, energy delivered and estimated emissions, vehicle by vehicle.
- Own generation on the roof fixes the cost per kilowatt-hour.
- Available industrial roof space allows own generation.
Verdio technical proposals, 2026 · Estrategia Nacional de Electromovilidad (national electromobility strategy), Ministerio de Energía.
10 · Credentials
Verifiable credentials
Twoformer SEREMI of Energy
Two partners served as SEREMI of Energy — the ministry's senior regional office — between 2010 and 2014, across five regions in northern Chile.
AIE 2025award
PuntoEV, the timber solar charging station built with UTFSM, received the AIE award in 2025.
6.2km/kWh
Type-approved efficiency of an electric vehicle. 3CV certification, 2022.
Consultant CVs, August 2026 · Asociación de la Industria Eléctrica-Electrónica (AIE) award, 2025 · 3CV certification (Chile's official vehicle energy label), 2022.
11 · Team
The Verdio Consulting team
Five consultants: two former SEREMI of Energy, and profiles from engineering, law and commercial management.
Christian Stehr
CEO
Applied electronic engineering (ingeniero en ejecución electrónica), UTFSM
- More than 20 years in technology, energy and mobility, beginning with embedded systems at Motorola.
- Led operations at GPS Chile and owned a software development company for ten years.
Rodrigo Salcedo
CEO
Business administration and economics (ingeniero comercial)
- Ad honorem president of AVEC A.G., Chile's electric mobility association, director of ALAMOS and mentor at the UC Innovation Center.
- More than 15 years in energy, transport and electromobility, in corporate electromobility and commercial development roles for Latin America.
Alexis Rodríguez
Commercial Director
Industrial engineering (ingeniero civil industrial), UTFSM · MIT Professional Education
- Received the Inchcape Gold Standard Award in London, an annual distinction given to three of the company's 14,500 employees worldwide.
- Led the after-sales operation of BMW, Rolls-Royce and MINI in Chile, with more than 20 years in the automotive industry.
Luis E. Cantellano
Legal Director
Lawyer · LL.M. in Environmental Law, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
- SEREMI of Energy in two northern regions between 2010 and 2014.
- Member of the Valparaíso Bar Association and of the Chilean Association of Administrative Law.
Carlos Arenas
Director of Studies
Engineering (ingeniero civil), USACH · MBA, Universidad de Chile
- First SEREMI of Energy of the northern macro-region, with more than 20 years in the sector.
- Led business development for a global renewable power producer in northern Chile: solar, wind, geothermal, storage and electromobility.
Consultant CVs, August 2026.
12 · Contact
Request a technical meeting
In March 2026 the reference price of gasoline rose by USD 0.40 per liter and that of diesel by USD 0.63, in a single adjustment (Comisión Nacional de Energía, fuel prices, 2026).
Request a technical meeting and Verdio will calculate the savings from your own operating figures.
Your request receives a reference number and an immediate acknowledgment. A partner replies within two business days with a proposed meeting date.
What to have ready for the meeting
- Fleet logs for the last twelve months.
- Annual fuel cost, in Chilean pesos and in liters.
- Twelve consecutive electricity bills for each meter.
- Who holds each document inside your organization.
Write to us at contacto@verdio.cl. We reply from a company address.
Frequently asked questions
What does an electromobility consulting firm such as Verdio Consulting do?
Verdio Consulting is the Verdio group's electromobility and renewable energy consulting firm. It studies, implements and commercially structures projects for public institutions and large companies: it sizes the fleet and the charging, builds the economic model and measures the execution. It charges according to the kilometers operated and the energy delivered.
How much does it cost to electrify a municipal fleet in Chile?
It depends on the size of the fleet and on the routes, and it is calculated case by case. As a reference for current spending, a fleet of 100 vehicles spends between USD 259,000 and USD 518,000 a year on fuel (SINIM, Chile's municipal information system, 2025; indicative).
How much does an electric vehicle cost per kilometer compared with gasoline?
In a 2026 technical proposal for a city in central-southern Chile: USD 0.159 per kilometer on gasoline compared with USD 0.025 charging at the client's own depot, with declared assumptions (preliminary technical document, August 2026). The savings of each fleet are calculated from its own data.
How can a municipality finance the renewal of its fleet?
With a pay-for-service model: the investment in equipment is structured with a third-party financing partner and the client pays a fee for the service. The client defines the procurement mechanism and the budget allocation. Regional government funding lines are currently open and can accelerate the project.
What exactly does Verdio Consulting sell?
Three services: sale of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure and solar microgrids with storage. Verdio studies each case, installs the three components and charges according to the kilometers operated and the energy delivered.
What is the technical meeting, and what should you have ready?
A working meeting on your actual data: fleet logs, annual fuel cost and twelve electricity bills per meter. With that documentation Verdio calculates the savings for your own operation.