Electric Vehicles
NopeaRide shuts down.
Nopea ride is the first electric taxi company to start operations in Kenya in 2018. It is sad to see it exit the market after its parent company EkoRent Oy failed to raise additional funding to keep it afloat.
Editor Wakesho
Electric Vehicles
More electric vehicles on African roads in 2023.
Kenyan e-mobility firm BasiGo recently secured $6.6 million (~R116 million) in new funding to fast-track commercial delivery of locally-assembled electric buses in the country, just the latest in a string of announcements that suggest that change is coming to African mobility.
Electric Vehicles
The 5 Best Electric Vehicles for Winter Driving.
Driving during winter is one of the most challenging drives you will experience in your life because the roads are incredibly slippery. If your car lacks AWD or the proper tires, things can get messy in a hurry.
Electric Vehicles
Polestar confirms it will deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022
Swedish electric vehicle maker, Polestar, plans to deliver 50,000 electric vehicles in 2022 after the factory resumed full production following disruptions from Covid outbreaks in China.
Electric Vehicles
The Philippines drops import duties for electric vehicles.
A Philippine inter-agency panel chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr approved removing tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) to spur demand amid high fuel costs.
Energy
KenGen to install more charge stations in 2023.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans to lead Kenya’s transition from fossil-fuel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs).
Global Issues
Google Maps Offers Info on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
Google Maps is getting a new augmented reality tool in the coming days that lets you use your phone camera to find out what's around you. The feature, called Search with Live View
Mass Transit
Electric buses at FIFA world cup 2022.
Qatar is the host of the first carbon-neutral FIFA World Cup this year. Hyundai Motor Company is the official sponsor of FIFA World Cup 2022 and announced providing 616 fleet vehicles for FIFA World Cup 2022.
Energy
Automakers shift to lower-cost batteries for electric vehicles
The electric race is becoming stiff and the automakers have not been left behind in the search for lower-battery types that could lead to less-expensive options, but deliver less driving range.
Electric Vehicles
Transport issues to address in Africa to accelerate EVs.
A decade ago, the notion that Electric Vehicles (EVs) could be an alternative to popular gas vehicles was unthinkable. Then, electric vehicles were more for research & development projects, and the few that roamed the roads were so expensive that they were exclusive to the rich.
Electric Vehicles
Uganda was awarded at COP27 for promoting electric motorcycles in Kampala.
Uganda has been awarded the best government under the transport sector in the NDC Investment Awards at COP27 for its contribution to reducing emissions in the air through the promotion of electric motorcycles in the Kampala Metropolitan Area.
Electric Vehicles
COP27: E-mobility delivering carbon neutrality in the transport sector.
Electric mobility is the primary tool to reduce carbon emissions from road transport. In recent years, there has been an acceleration in the deployment of electric vehicles and one of the reasons was the decreasing cost of batteries.