Business Daily | by Bitange Ndemo
As the world is resetting, with a focus on green energy, the shift from use of internal combustion engines (ICEs) to electric-powered transportation is also gaining momentum. The number of tech startups in electric mobility is on the rise in Africa, with their focus on two- and three-wheelers.
But despite all these new developments, there seems to be an increase in importation of used legacy cars. Even though the majority of users who buy them at a lower price are happy that they are now driving legacy cars, the continent must begin to discard ICEs, or else it will easily become the dumping site of the world.
As the saying goes, numbers don’t lie. A report by the Engineering News should act as a wake-up call. Last month it reported that 120 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold worldwide in 2012. In 2019, 2.2 million EVs were sold, representing 2.5 percent of global car sales…
