I was born in Mutare, a beautiful small border town in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Mutare is home to one of Zimbabwe’s motor vehicle assembly plants, Quest Motor Corporation. Quest Motors is also the official dealer for BMW in Zimbabwe. I used to like BMW a lot when I … [continued]
Last Friday, Ghana held its 1st E-Mobility Conference and Exhibition. The conference was organised as part of Ghana’s “Drive Electric Initiative” (DEI-Gh). The Drive Electric Initiative was launched in October 2019. Ghana’s Drive Electric Initiative aims: To drive the utilisation of Ghana’s excess electricity supply. To produce environmental savings that … [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]
Fleet operators constitute the bulk of brand new motor vehicle purchases in a lot of markets on the continent. They also represent an essential customer segment — repeat customers! Fleet operators normally replace their fleets at regular intervals. These replacements are generally based on the vehicles covering a certain mileage … [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]
The transition to electric mobility is happening faster than a lot of people think. Africa is actually in very good position to lead this transition going forward. That’s because a lot of African countries have low motorization rates, presenting a massive opportunity for another leapfrog event similar to the one … [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]
Several countries in Africa are looking at resuscitating old motor vehicle assembly plants or developing new assembly plants. The motor vehicle assembly industry, as well as the manufacture of associated components that boost downstream industries, are seen as a catalyst for economic growth, bringing much needed job creation opportunities. Ghana’s … [continued]
The electric vehicle market is red hot right now in Europe, China, and other developed automobile markets. How can Africa get in on the action? We have discussed several options that could help catalyze adoption on the continent, including: Growing used EV imports to create a supply of more affordable … [continued]
The transition to electromobility is happening faster than a lot of people think. Africa is in a very good position to lead this transition going forward. That’s because a lot of African countries have low motorization rates, presenting a massive opportunity for another leapfrog event similar to the one seen … [continued]
