There are now over 7 million EVs on the road worldwide, so the inventory of used cars is growing all the time. We are also starting to see some more affordable brand new EVs entering some developed markets that could also eventually find themselves in Africa. Here are 7 affordable ICE killers we think should definitely come to Africa as brand new imports — or even better, get them assembled in Africa.
AfricaNEV looked at the costs of “fueling” several EVs vs some equivalent popular ICE brands in 23 countries. Using electricity tariffs and petrol prices in each of the 23 countries, they sought to share data showcasing how these costs vary across the continent. The study does give us some interesting insights into how these costs vary across the various countries from South, East, West, and North Africa. The study reveals some very nice places to drive electric based on the current utility tariffs.
These tariffs can be as low as $0.014/kWh in Angola, $0.03/kWh Egypt, and $0.04/kWh in Algeria. From these figures we can clearly see that driving an EV in Angola is basically driving for free!
See Driving Electric In Africa Is A Whole Lot Cheaper Than Driving ICE: Part 2
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One of the best ways to reduce emissions going forward is not to restrict the importation of used vehicles but to simply shift to cleaner and safer used vehicles. Used vehicles tend to come in at price points that are more affordable for the target market in most of these African countries.