On the streets of Maputo, Mozambique, the majority of vehicles have one thing in common: they are at least a decade old. Brand new cars are a rare sight. Electric vehicles are nearly unheard of. Instead, most vehicles have been imported to Mozambique after years of use in Japan.
Electric cars are still very rare in most of Africa. In South Africa, thought to be the largest EV market on the continent, only 1000 EVs had been purchased by 2019 – out of more than 12 million vehicles on South Africa's roads. Even fewer electric cars are in operation in most other African countries.
In Mozambique only a third of households have regular electricity access (though the government targets universal energy access by 2030). While most of these households are not car owners, transport services in rural areas such as minibus and motorcycle taxi will struggle to go electric until a more extensive electricity grid is in place.
South Africa, which boasts the most advanced e-mobility market in SSA, only had approximately 1000 EVs in circulation in 2022, out of a total fleet of 12 million vehicles . Kenya, on the other hand, had an estimated 350 EVs, with around 2.2 million registered vehicles in use across the country .
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