The Africa EV Show

This week on The Africa EV Show we're skipping the climate pitch and diving into the business playbook—discussing market segmentation, distribution, customer financing, and what it takes to scale an EV hardware company in a challenging yet high-potential market like Nigeria. In this episode of the Africa EV Show, Njenga Hakeenah interviews Kenneth Ukpabia, CEO of Orbit Electric, about the company'...

Empowering local mechanics through hands-on training to reduce dependence on imported fuel is creating opportunities in tourism, fishing, and green innovation, demonstrating scalable solutions for Senegal's clean energy future in e-mobility. This week, we spotlight Jokosun Energies, a Senegalese company leading the charge in clean energy and electric mobility on West Africa's waterways. Raymond Sa...

In this week's episode of the Africa EV Show, CGSP's Njenga Hakeenah focuses on Ethiopia and its radical ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. There are increasingly more Chinese electric vehicle brands in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, not only for personal cars but also for ride-hailing, mass movement of people, and transportation of goods. Ethiopia has taken one of Africa's most a...

Kenya's push for EV-trained mechanics is well in time as the country moves toward a greener future in mobility. But with new technology comes new challenges: How do we train technicians for this electric vehicle wave? What do drivers need to know to avoid costly mistakes? And can Kenya's power grid handle the surge?" To answer these questions, Njenga Hakeenah sat with Alex Munene, Founder of Advan...

Michael Agbor says that when Nigerians ask: 'Can you drive an EV in the rain?' I show them videos of EVs plowing through 1-meter floods!" There's no better marketing tool than showing confidence in what you sell. In this episode of The Africa EV Show, Njenga Hakeenah engages with Michael Agbor, the General Manager of EV World Nigeria, which offers 360-degree EV vehicle consultancy.  The sister com...

Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania combined have an estimated 15,000 EVs on the road with two wheelers dominating the market at more than 90 per cent of the total. Focusing on the three East African countries, the discussion analyzes the capabilities of off-grid power to handle the shift to electric mobility and the policies shaping the industry. The conversation also looks at local EV manufacturing as th...

In Ghana, a fascinating company that started back in 2019 when EV tech was still very new came up with an ingenious idea to get around the power problems for their EVs. This company, Solar Taxi, imported a bunch of low-cost Chinese solar panels to charge a fleet of EV taxis in Ghana built using components sourced from China and India. It was an idea way ahead of its time. Today, Solar Taxi sells s...

When Moses Sandy travelled to China with his prototype, he knew that Sierra Leone needed reliable and clean transport that could easily be powered not by gasoline but by the abundant energy harnessed from the sun. In the heart of Freetown, Sandy's prototype has become a game changer that has made the city a little quieter with only the hum of the tricycles' engines and the air a little less pollut...