African startups are debuting electric vehicles, with plans for increased deployments, especially in public transport.
The announcement came barely weeks after Nigerian e-mobility startup Metro Africa announced that its crowdfunding plans target $100 million , to facilitate electric vehicle parts availability in 10 African markets by the end of 2023. Energy producer KenGen is also championing a transition to electric vehicles after it unveiled its first four electric vehicles in Nairobi. The vehicles, two SUVs and two double-cabin pickups will be used for data collection and company policy development, with the company announcing plans to install about 30 electric vehicle charging points across the country in 2023.
In an interview with Bloomberg, David Hoyme, Metro Africa's director of international expansion, said the company expects to raise the funds by the end of 2023, enabling it to operate in Cameroon, Uganda and Egypt.An overview of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, as it changes the world we know.
In SA we're defending Cyril!
Without guarantees of power supply, a foolish decision
Not happening in South Africa with all the Loadshedding going on. I don't wanna get stuck in traffic because of Loadshedding and the driver forget to charge the vehicle!
Coke to South Africa, the taxi bosses will blame the burning busses in the lithium ion batteries