Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicle takeoff in Africa has taken a long due to several struggles that the continent has been experiencing. The struggles are stepping stones to electric vehicle adoption in the country.
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For more than a decade Nissan has been electrifying the roads from the Nissan Leaf to Ariya. The Nissan LEAF laid the foundations of modern-day electric vehicles.
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Renault is one of the world’s top EV manufacturers thanks to the huge success of the Renault ZOE. In 2020, the Renault ZOE was Europe’s best-selling electric car, which was only beaten in 2021 by the Tesla Model 3.
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Suzuki is popular because of the Suzuki shift which is mainly used for taxi services in Kenya. Swift is a Japanese supermini car produced by Suzuki. The vehicle is classified as a B-segment
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Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, and Nigeria are among many African countries that have put efforts to shift to electric transportation. In Ethiopia, they have a local electric vehicle assembler namely Tom Renewable Electric Bike Assembly & Sales to steer production in the country.
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Recently Kenya's President William Ruto signed a Ksh8.7 billion ($59.2 million) deal with US foreign aid agency Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the acquisition of electric buses to ease traffic congestion in the Nairobi Metro Area.
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The Energy and Petroleum Authority (EPRA) says in new guidelines for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that it will put up charging stations every 25 kilometers on highways.
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Fisker promised to debut its sport car in August 2023. The company has now released more electric vehicles which can go for 600 miles. The company has tailored the new details for each of the electric vehicles specifically for European customers.
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The Netherlands has been making efforts to have electric vehicles on the roads. There are 252 Electric Vehicles startups in the Netherlands. Here is a list of the 10 most exciting ones.
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Electric car drivers don’t need to worry about shifting gears in an electric car. And there’s no clutch in an EV, only a brake and accelerator pedal - having fewer pedals means there’s less that can go wrong.
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Roam (formerly Opibus) has launched Kenya's first locally manufactured electric bus, which will power a truly sustainable mobility ecosystem that electrifies the region’s public transport network. The new bus is called The Roam Move.
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The public sector in Kenya is driving the country’s electric vehicle adoption as global calls for a switch to sustainable transport continue. Nairobi has the most electric mass transit transportation with the majority being two and three-wheelers commonly known as bodaboda.