Abstract:

Electric shares of total vehicle sales in Africa are well below levels found in many developing countries in other regions. The EV shares are even lower if imported used vehicles are taken into account, since about 1.5 million used vehicles are imported into Africa every year. Regarding EV policies, a few African countries, including Cape Verde, Kenya, and Morocco, have announced non-legally binding EV targets. Incentivizing ZEV manufacturers and importers to improve ZEV access; facilitating ZEV production, imports, and fleet purchases; reducing ZEV cost through trade agreement and international financing; integrating infrastructure development with renewable energy and off-grid solutions are some of the policy recommendations outlined in the briefing to solve number of challenges in accelerating a ZEV transition in the continent.