The motorcycle sector in Africa is one of the largest vehicle segments on the continent. There are over 27 million ICE motorbikes registered across Africa, with around 80% of them used in the motorcycle taxi industry. Many operators in this industry face rising costs and dwindling profits due to high … [continued]
The African continent is bearing the brunt of climate change induced disasters. We see it on the news most nights. Here are some of the attempts to decarbonise the transport sector in these emerging economies as chronicled by Afrik21. Some further background can be found here. Six electric tricycles were … [continued]
Janus Electric has partnered with Oz Minerals and Qube to trial a triple road train powered by a converted electric semi. For the initiated, that’s a prime mover pulling three trailers, and they will be doing this in the harshest conditions in South Australia’s outback. Oz Minerals, Janus Electric, and … [continued]
As China was banning all ships from entering an area north of Taiwan due to ‘possible rocket wreckage,’ that may fall from the atmosphere, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen went on air to thank Taiwanese fighter pilots who positioned themselves defensively against China’s air force during drills around the island nation. … [continued]
A fleet of electric boats could build new floating offshore wind farms in Japan that deploy new cost-cutting tensile leg platform technology, eventually.
Sweden’s plugin electric vehicles took almost 60% of the auto market in March, up from 55.6% year on year. BEVs alone took 41.6% of the market, up from 31.8% YoY. Overall auto market volume was 30,261 units, up some 5% YoY, though still below historical seasonal norms. The Tesla Model … [continued]
In some ways, it’s going to be a little easier to electrify transportation in developing countries. While the top selling car in history is the Toyota Corolla, its sales are dwarfed by the Honda Super Cub and its variants, and motorcycle sales are dwarfed by those of bicycles like the … [continued]
How did a US–Norwegian national end up founding a business in Ghana with the aim of advancing energy access in Ghana and beyond? Well, Erik Nygard lived in Ghana during his formative years, before going to university in the US and then the UK. His family moved across West Africa … [continued]
February saw Norway’s plugin electric vehicle share continue to grow to 90.1%, from 86.1% year on year. All the growth came from full electrics, whilst plugin hybrids lost share. Overall auto volume was 7,439 units, down some 9% YoY. The bestselling vehicle was the Tesla Model Y. February’s 90.1% overall … [continued]
We all win with agricultural drones. Well, except for the services that operated the light planes and helicopters.
