Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. The company designs, assembles, and distributes electric motorcycles & electric cars for transportation and … [continued]
Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) make up 90% of businesses in Africa. Most of these are essentially offline market places. A number of startups across Africa are working towards connecting and digitizing these small to medium enterprises. The Fin-tech and logistics spaces are therefore getting a lot of attention … [continued]
One of the best ways to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles is just to make them available. In many markets, there are only a few models available for consumers to buy. In South Africa, for example, the BMW i3 was for a very long time the only full electric vehicle … [continued]
Ghanaian startup SolarTaxi, an initiative started by Kumasi Hive through the partnership with the Mastercard Foundation in 2018, is scaling up its electric bike business.
Ghana’s Minister for Finance and Economic Planning presented the 2024 Budget Speech yesterday. As part of that speech, some great incentives for electric vehicles were announced. Here is the summary of the tax reliefs that have been prioritized for implementation: Waive import duties on import of electric vehicles for public … [continued]
“M’Bay” means to cultivate in Wolof, the main language in Senegal. The aptly named “Mbay Mobility” wants to help cultivate and grow the green mobility sector in West Africa, starting in Dakar Senegal. Mbay wants to play a key role in the transition to electric mobility by being the first … [continued]
Persistent, Africa’s Climate Venture Builder that believes in the power of climate positive economic development in Africa and is one of the leading experts and pioneer investors in the renewable sector on the continent, recently announced it has raised a $10 million equity round led by Kyuden International and FSD … [continued]
Technology advances are breaking all kinds of patterns. One notable improvement is more that women are to be found in automotive workplaces in India, and they are leading the EV revolution in that country. Clean technology is multiplying jobs for women there. In some places, such as the transportation industry, … [continued]
South African retail firm Woolworths is trialing electric panel vans as part of its online shopping delivery fleet, a first in the South African retail space, according to their announcement on Twitter. Woolworths is one of South Africa’s premier clothing, grocery, beauty, and home retailers. It also has some awesome … [continued]
Ghana has recently found itself in the admirable position of having excess generation capacity. According to Ghana’s Energy and Demand Outlook 2020, by the end of 2019, the installed electricity generation capacity available for grid power supply in the country was about 4,990 megawatts (MW). The peak load, however, was … [continued]
