Image: BYD Founder and Chairman, Wang Chuanfu, hands over the keys to some new BYD Dolphin Surfs to the Everlectric Team. (Courtesy of Everlectric)
BYD now sells the most battery-electric vehicles in the world, and has been on a roll opening up new markets around the world. For about 5 years, BYD’s vehicle sales (including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid EVs) have been growing at an enormous rate, which is great as BYD, … [continued]
Carbon removal financier Altitude has announced a new offtake of +120,000t of Carbon Removal Certificates (CORCs) from biochar-based CDR facilities in West Africa, expanding its earlier 25,000t (CORC) commitment in the region. The move underscores Altitude scaling CDR globally, with a focus on developing markets that combine abundant biomass feedstock … [continued]
The motorcycle sector is a key pillar of the African transport landscape, especially in East, Central, and West Africa, where motorcycle taxis provide transport for millions of people everyday. Estimates say there are around 30 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Africa serving nations across the last mile logistics and … [continued]
South Africa’s Automotive Business Council, naamsa, recently held its 90th anniversary as part of the South African Automotive Week 2025, in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. That meant, for this year’s event, an exciting opportunity for a road trip arose. The event became an exciting destination for electric … [continued]
Kenya’s Energy Regulator, EPRA, has just released its annual Energy and Petroleum Statistics Report. The report covers the financial year that ended on the 30th of June 2025. During that period, the number of registered electric vehicles across all vehicle segments rose to 6,442. About 90% of these are electric … [continued]
Maxion Wheels, the producer and supplier of wheels for passenger and commercial vehicles, and Terra Firma, one of South Africa’s leading commercial and industrial (C&I) solar and storage solutions providers, recently announced that a 2.9 MWp solar project powering Maxion’s manufacturing plant in Johannesburg is now live. The energisation was … [continued]
Three years ago, I wrote an article titled “South Africa Needs Cheaper Electric Cars ASAP!” following a study that showed over 70% of South Africans would be interested in switching to electric if they had the option to buy an electric vehicle that costs less than R500,000 ($30,000). South Africans … [continued]
As Kenya’s largest city, most initiatives in any industry start in Nairobi. Of course, as the place with the highest number of motorcycles in the country, as companies worked to find solutions to electrify Kenya’s massive motorcycle taxi industry, most, if not all, of the companies in the sector started … [continued]
I have always thought that adoption of electric vehicles in Africa will happen a whole lot faster than a lot of people think, and I am glad to see that we are starting to see a lot more activity in several countries on the continent, from electric motorcycles to electric … [continued]
South Africa’s national electricity utility company, Eskom, launched its first fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) this week. Eskom’s Distribution Division is leading the way in adopting electric vehicles for the utility company. Eskom says this is a major milestone in the company’s journey toward sustainable transport and a cleaner energy … [continued]
