Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:00:50 +0000
The blockbuster Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has helped create an exciting new market for mini electric vehicles in China. In just over 2 years it has sold close to a million units in China. The Mini EV is very popular in the 2nd and 3rd tier Chinese cities and is enabling people who would not […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:00:07 +0000
I grew up in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in southern Africa that relies on imports for all its petrol and diesel requirements. From about the year 2000 or so, I remember there being periodic petrol queues every now and then. Families could spend all day and night, and at times, several days queuing for petrol […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:50:30 +0000
When I was in primary school in Mutare, Zimbabwe, I used to go on quite a few trips with my school as well as with the AWANA club at Mutare Baptist Church. On one of the camping trips when I was in Grade 6 (11 years old), we went to one of the dams around […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 22:55:28 +0000
90% of the vehicles imported into most African counties are used vehicles imported from Europe, Asia, and North America. This is because most people are not able to afford brand new vehicles that usually retail from about $30,000. The main reason for this is the fact that the majority of people in these developing markets […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:45:16 +0000
The rooftop solar market is growing rapidly in several markets and continues to break records in terms of megawatts installed per year. The Australian market is a fine example of what can be achieved in the home solar market. Australia’s Ministry for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction in March of this year reported that 2021 […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:35:40 +0000
According to the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) Making the Economic Case for Cycling 2022 Report, the total cost for the purchase, operations, maintenance, fuel, and insurance for a bicycle adds up to about $3.00 per 100 km traveled. A private car is 6 times more expensive, at approximately $18.00 per 100 km. […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:15:52 +0000
After Blessing Nyarai Tawengwa completed her Masters Degree in Sustainability Management at Columbia University in 2015, she decided to look into starting a business with a sustainable focus. She also wanted the business to actively promote sustainable ventures back home in Zimbabwe. She began to explore several areas. Her research also involved some travel to […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 19:27:21 +0000
Which one comes first? Electric cars or the charging stations? Players who want to roll out charging infrastructure would want to see a critical mass of EVs before investing heavily in charging infrastructure, while on the other hand, range-anxious consumers would want the assurance of a charging network. Locations with existing infrastructure, such as forecourts […]
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 19:05:01 +0000
Could Zimbabwe’s Public Transport Chaos Catalyze The Adoption Of Electric Scooters For Personal Mobility?
Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 19:45:03 +0000
Remittances are the largest source of capital inflows into low and middle-income countries. However, unrecorded flows through informal channels are thought to be at least 50% larger than these inflows that come via official channels. In Zimbabwe for example, official Reserve Bank figures show that remittances surged from $1 billion in 2020 to $1.4 billion […]