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More Companies In Kenya Adopting Electric Motorcycles For Deliveries

October 1, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam, senegal, tanzania

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 16:49:08 +0000

The move towards electric vehicles in Africa, especially in the electric motorcycle sector, has mainly been driven by the private sector, led by small startups. Most of the developments have been concentrated along what is now known as the “boda belt” of countries on the African map where motorcycle taxis … [continued]

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BYD Partners With Loxea To Launch The ATTO 3, Dolphin, & Seal in Kenya

September 28, 2024 admin africa, byd, byd atto 3, byd dolphin, byd seal, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev leasing, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:05:51 +0000

It seems like we get news of BYD entering a new market around the world every week now, so it’s hard to keep up! However, it’s great for the overall mission to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles around the world. Just the other week, BYD officially entered the Zambian market … [continued]

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Nigeria’s Ambitious Goal of a Clean Transportation Sector

September 25, 2024 admin africa, bicycles, clean transport, electric bikes, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, NIGERIA, policy & politics, rmi

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 03:29:42 +0000

Although the challenges seem immense, a new RMI report lays out a path forward for electric mobility in Nigeria. Nigeria is on a mission to decarbonize its transportation sector. The African continent’s most populous nation has pledged to have all new sales of cars and vans be zero emissions by … [continued]

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Ampersand & CrossBoundary Energy Look To Supercharge Kenya’s E-Mobility Transition With Solar Charging & E-Motorcycle Batteries

September 24, 2024 admin africa, ampersand, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:33:03 +0000

The solar PV market in a lot of African countries has grown thanks to project developers and financiers offering attractive power purchase and lease agreements to clients in the C&I sector. Uptake was driven without any government incentives in most of these countries. Uptake was simply influenced by savings customers … [continued]

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Morocco Increases Impact on Global Electric Vehicle Market — $10 Billion in EV Investments

September 23, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Morocco, policy & politics, renault, stellantis

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:16:27 +0000

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Electric 3-Wheeler Sales Reach 1% Market Share In Kenya

September 22, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric 3-wheelers, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, piaggio

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:41:15 +0000

If you have ever been to Mombasa, Kenya, and other towns in the coastal regions, such as Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, and Diani, you may have noticed that 3-wheelers are an integral part of the transport ecosystem in the coastal region. Currently, Mombasa on its own has close to 15,000 passenger … [continued]

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BasiGo Flags Off New Tata Ultra Electric Buses In Nairobi, Strengthens Sustainable Public Transport In Kenya

September 21, 2024 admin africa, basigo, byd, byd k6, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, nairobi, rwanda, tata motors

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:34:49 +0000

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to … [continued]

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Bus Rapid Transit Stations In Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) Are Getting Charging Stations For Various Types Of Electric Vehicles

September 21, 2024 admin africa, bicycles, clean transport, electric bikes, electric motorcycles, electric scooters, Electric vehicles, motorcycles + scooters, tanzania

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:03:08 +0000

DARTBRT partners with TRÍ to install electric charging stations in Dar es Salaam Tanzania has one of the most advanced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems on the African continent. Known as the DART, Dar Rapid Transit Agency began operations in 2016 and has 29 stations around Tanzania’s largest city, Dar … [continued]

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BYD Partners With Pilatus Motors To Launch Several Models In Zambia!

September 16, 2024 admin africa, byd, clean transport, Electric vehicles, zambia

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:55:51 +0000

It’s good news for Zambia, as BYD has just launched in the country, giving Zambians an opportunity to buy some of the latest electric vehicles from one of the world’s largest electric vehicle firms. BYD has partnered with Pilatus to launch several models there. It seems like we get news … [continued]

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South Africa Celebrates 150 Days Without Loadshedding. New Utility-Scale Solar PV Auction Oversubscribed

August 28, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, Solar energy, South Africa, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 15:06:23 +0000

South Africans had been facing increasing electricity rationing (loadshedding) over the past couple of years. The effects of loadshedding on homes and businesses have been brutal, and the South African Reserve Bank says that during the higher stages of load shedding, where consumers can experience 12 hours of load shedding … [continued]

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