The Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK) is a diverse and dynamic community that includes industry experts, entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, innovators, and enthusiastic individuals who believe in the potential of electric mobility to shape a sustainable future. EMAK assumes the role of a strong advocate for electric mobility at all … [continued]
I’ve been following the African electric motorcycle sector for almost 10 years now, from the time of early pilots to present day commercial rollouts and ramp-ups in production. The sector was always going to flourish in the long term based on several factors: A large addressable market of over 30 … [continued]
Ethio Telecom recently launched its fourth public use Super-Fast EV Charging Hub. This new charging hub is located in the city of Adama along Welenchiti Street, past Derartu Square. This station marks a significant milestone as the first of its kind to expand outside of Addis Ababa into regional cities. … [continued]
The unintended consequence of South Africa’s fuel crunch may be doing what the prevailing local environment that lacks supportive policy and incentives has long struggled to achieve: pushing more motorists to consider electric vehicles over diesel. In the absence of incentives for battery-electric vehicles (BEV) and in a year which … [continued]
Surging demand shows customer buy-in and willingness to pay
School buses are part of the critical transit system in many countries. School buses ferry hundreds of thousands of school children daily. In a lot of countries, these buses tend to be painted bright yellow so you can’t miss them. With predictable set times of travel and well known routes, … [continued]
Kenyan electric mobility manufacturer Roam has launched a vehicle intelligence platform aimed at solving visibility of key performance metrics, one of the most overlooked challenges in Africa’s electric mobility transition. The system, called Roam Explorer, enables the connection of electric motorcycles, tuk-tuks, buses, and cars to a centralized digital platform … [continued]
Tesla recently announced that the company’s vehicles will now be available in an African country for the first time ever. Starting in the middle of this year, the Model 3 and Y will be available in Morocco. Morocco was always going to be the first one, given its proximity to … [continued]
Charging infrastructure has been growing nicely in South Africa. According to Rubicon’s annual report for 2025, by mid-2025, there were over 500 public stations operational in South Africa from all the various charge point operators. This growth helped maintain a favorable EV-to-charger ratio of 1:7, better than the global 1:10 … [continued]
Motorcycles are a really big deal in a lot of African countries, with most of them deployed as taxis. Close to 30 million motorcycles on the continent are used in this motorcycle taxi industry. With almost 99% of them still being internal combustion engine motorcycles, there is a huge opportunity … [continued]
