Only Electric Motorcycles Will Be Registered in Rwanda From 2025
In a bold move meant to curb the emission of greenhouse gases and improve air quality, Rwanda will register only electric motorbikes beginning January 2025. The targeted phaseout of petrol powered motorbikes will mainly affect public transportation. According to the…
Another Electric Vehicle Company Enters the Kenyan Market
Competition is stiffening in the Kenyan EV market as another electric company launched on October 30, 2024. The entry of MojaEV in a ceremony presided over by Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale cements Kenya as the…
Kenya Power To Invest KES 258 Million in Electric Vehicle Promotion
Kenya Power will invest up to KES 258 million in the next three years to drive the uptake of electric vehicles in the country. The country’s sole national power distributor said the investment includes the cost of setting up charging…
Naivasha gets its first electric car charging station
The first electric car charging station in Naivasha was unveiled at the end of June 2023. The station is owned by Electric Go. The charging station is part of a plan by Electric Go to build 300 electric car charging…
Electric vehicle sales rise by 79 percent in the USA as Kenya makes baby steps
Electric vehicle sales reached a 79 percent high in Q1 of 2023 in the USA buoyed by tax credits and price cuts. Analysts anticipate annual EV sales to reach 1.5 million by the end of the year in the world’s…
Launch of Electric Vehicle charging station in Nairobi boosts transition
Electric vehicle startup BasiGo launched the first ever publicly accessible Fast Charging station for electric buses in Nairobi, at the end of May 2023. The station located in Buruburu is also the first charging station linked to Kenya’s new e-mobility…