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Motorcycles

U.S. motorcycles such as Harley-Davidson, Buell, Polaris /IPS are sold in Portugal. Portuguese continue to look for other means of transportation such as scooters and motorcycles.

Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Vehicles

Zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) and hybrid vehicles continue to attract some curiosity. These vehicles include Tesla, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid, Lexus LS, GS and RX Hybrid, Segway among others. Portugal benefits from the first nationwide, fully interoperable electric mobility system, where any user can charge any vehicle at any of the more than 1,250 charging points. An emerging cluster around new mobility concepts and services in Portugal is attracting the partnership of large corporations. Portugal is also one of the top lithium producers in Europe with an estimate reserve of 2–10 million tons of lithium to be explored in the near future.

For Information about exporting to Portugal contact:

Ana Vila

U.S. Embassy Lisbon, Portugal

Commercial Advisor - Auto & Smart Mobility Team

Ana.Vila@trade.gov

351-21/770-2532

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