Solar, Swaps, & Startups: Africa’s Unique Path To Electric Transport

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardAug 15, 2025, 3:01 pm124 ptsTrending
Africa’s transport landscape starts from a very different baseline than the regions leading the global electric vehicle transition. Vehicle ownership per capita is low in most countries, and in many places motorcycles, scooters, and informal public transport dominate the movement of people and goods. In 2015,…

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