EV Floodgates Open In Ethiopia After Gov’t Exempts All EVs From VAT, Surtax, & Excise…
A year ago, the Ethiopian government introduced some incentives to catalyze the adoption of electric vehicles. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance … [continued]
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The Chinese EV Market Is Already Starting To Influence The EV Sector In Africa
The Chinese auto sector leads the world in terms of volumes when it comes to EV adoption. Last year, 22% … [continued]
All EVs In Ethiopia Now Exempted From VAT, Surtax, & Excise Tax
A number of countries in Africa depend on fossil fuel imports to meet their energy requirements in the transport sector. … [continued]
Hyundai Looks Like The Most Serious Automaker When It Comes To The African Market
I was born in Mutare, a beautiful small border town in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Mutare is home to … [continued]
Hyundai Appears To Be Very Serious About Africa, As Ghana Gets The Hyundai Kona EV
The Hyundai Kona EV is now also on sale in Ghana! In both Nigeria and Ghana, Hyundai is only offering the longer range 64 kWh version, with a real world range of over 400 kilometers, which is great in this part of the world where public charging infrastructure is not yet as developed as in other places.
The All-Electric Hyundai Kona Is Now Assembled In Nigeria!
Africa presents an exciting opportunity in the electromobility space. Africa’s low motorization levels present an opportunity for another leapfrog event, like seen previously in the telecommunications industry.
Solar Taxi Ghana Launches The Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUV For Ghanaian Market
The first batch of Solar Taxi’s 10 Cherry Tiggo 3xe 480 EV SUVs have arrived in Ghana, and customers who had pre-ordered, as well as those who have signed expressions of interest, are now enjoying the first round of test drives before deliveries start in September.
Japan’s Disappointing EV Sales Are Bad For Africa, & Here’s Why
A potential bottleneck could come quite soon on the used EV supply side. Thanks to Japanese OEM’s love of mild hybrids and their quest to prolong the ICE age as long as possible, sales of EVs in Japan have been very disappointing. Sales have been so poor that the market share of EVs in Japan was recently just under 1%.
Africa’s Low Motorization Levels Present An Opportunity For Another Leapfrog Event
Even counting used vehicles, the majority of African countries still have very low levels of motorization compared to countries in the developed world. Only a handful of countries have motorization rates above 100 vehicles per 1,000 people.
Driving Electric In Africa Is A Whole Lot Cheaper Than Driving ICE: Part 3
We continue with our push to show that driving electric in Africa can be a whole lot cheaper than driving ICE. How cheap? In some cases, driving electric is as good as driving for free thanks some really cheap residential electricity tariffs in several countries.
