Kenya is at a critical juncture in its EV roadmap – asdemand is growing, the country now needs to solve for whether it should import electric vehicles or it should use this opportunity to start an automotive sector.
To import OR To industrialize - that is the question many emerging countries in the Global South are asking themselves.
I am joined by Tom Courtright, who is the Research Director for the Africa E-Mobility Alliance and has been working on e-mobility in Africa since 2019. He has focused on business models and policy, looking in particular at the boda boda (motorcycle-taxi) segment. He is also doing his PhD on boda bodas in Kampala at the University of Cape Town.
About AfEMA:
Africa E-Mobility Alliance actively drives awareness, activates markets, and catalyzes advocacy efforts to transform the transportation landscape into a zero emission sector. They envision that by 2030, 30% of all vehicles sold in Africa will be Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs). ----
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