Electric Vehicles
Green line to replace the yellow lines in vehicles on African rods.
Green line to replace the yellow lines in vehicles on Africa
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Electric Vehicles
Subaru unveils the first all-electric car, developed with Toyota.
Japan's Subaru Corp has unveiled its first all-electric vehicle named Solterra. Solterra is the result of a two-year joint development project with its biggest shareholder, Toyota Motor Corp.
Energy
Tesla Chargers opened for the public.
Tesla is making its charging networks to other electric cars for the first time. The company has more than 25,000 superchargers making it the largest charging network in the world.
Energy
More public charge stations for electric cars in Kenya.
More electric cars are seen on the Kenyan roads and this calls for more charging stations to install more public chargers to beat the fossil fuels. ChargeNet Kenya, the zero-emission mobility products and service subsidiary of Mayleen Corporation
Global Issues
Taxation on Electric Vehicles
Road tax, officially known as Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), is calculated based on the CO2 tailpipe emissions of your vehicle, its list price and which year it was registered in. Electric Vehicles (BEV) are exempted from the taxation.
Electric Vehicles
Nopearide electric taxis expands.
Nairobi is now enjoying the clean transportation courtesy of Nopea ride which was first launched in 2018 with just a few fleets of electric vehicles, currently, the company has expanded and has more than 60 electric cars that are running on the roads.
Innovation And Technology
GM battery center for electric cars to open in 2022.
General Motors has announced plans to open a battery research and development center in Warren, Michigan. The new battery lab will be named after former GM Bill Wallace hence the name Wallace battery cell.
Energy
Are electric vehicles batteries all the same?
The batteries are essential for any electric vehicle because they power them. For all the electric vehicles it is the same with the same basic components. That is two electrodes, a cathode, and an anode.
Market Analysis
Conversation on electric mobility in Africa.
This year's Africa Climate Week ( ACW 2021)was organized by the UN Climate Change secretariat and the Regional Collaboration Center Kampala. The experts discussed ways of advancing the transition from the traditional form of transportation to fully electric on African roads.
Market Analysis
Electric Vehicles to drive the future of Automobiles in Africa.
International Energy Agency( IEA) says each day the technology evolves and experts are finding ways of coming up with technologies that will transform the global digital. IEA is exploring the possibilities of electric vehicles taking over automobiles in Africa.
Is Electric Vehicle market growing?
Electric vehicles are growing with a small but significant number. The fastest growth in EV sales has been in Europe, a total annual growth rate since 2016- 2029 has been 60% a compound annual growth rate of 60% compared with China which has an increase of 36% and 17% in the United States.
Energy
The places to find electric vehicle charging points in Kenya.
The growth of electric vehicles on Kenyan roads has been tremendous over the past two years. Electricity generating company(KenGen) has helped spearhead this project because of the announcements of setting up a charging station.