Category: Electric Vehicles

Chinese EVs, Flying Cars Take Center Stage at World’s Biggest Auto Show

By Danai HOWARD Thousands squeezed into the world's biggest car show Friday, snapping selfies beside Chinese electric vehicles as automakers showcased AI, humanoid robots and flying-car ambitions in a cut-throat market. Rows of influencers ...

Izuba: Electric Vehicles and e-Mobility for Rwanda’s Tourism

The conflict in the Middle East and the unpredictable fuel logistics along the Strait of Hormuz show that there has never been a better time for African countries to look inward for their mobility solutions as now.

China’s Global EV Push Reflects Ambition and Harsh Economics at Home

From robotaxis to flying cars, China is on the road to bringing more of its cutting-edge vehicle technology overseas - a strategy that reflects both its global ambition and hard economic realities. The world's second-largest economy is also home to the world's biggest ...

The Chinese Electric Vehicle Boom Has a New Frontier, and It’s a Kenyan Cornfield

Kenyan electric vehicle innovators are harnessing Chinese EV technology to build solutions for day-to-day activities, including the country’s agriculture, the largest employer. In a small farming village in Embu County, about 130 kilometers northeast of Nairobi, a quiet experiment in ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: EV Demand Rising as Oil Disruptions Reshape Markets

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. Several countries are racing to electrify their mobility sectors, driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz following the attacks ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The Emerging China-Global South Energy Nexus

This month brought quietly momentous news: for the first time ever, the world’s share of renewable energy surpassed that generated by burning coal. 
China is one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal and is therefore partly responsible for bringing us to our current carbon crisis. 

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China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Chinese EV Gifts Rattle Government as Second-hand Market Surge Expected From Europe

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. Irresistible! That was clearly the reaction from two South African politicians, whose acceptance of Chinese EV gifts has unsettled their ...

Brazil’s Top Labor Inspector Fired for Adding China’s BYD to ‘Dirty List: Sources

By Fabio Teixeira Brazil's secretary of labor inspection was fired for adding Chinese automaker BYD to a registry of employers accused of subjecting workers to conditions described by the government as similar to slavery, two people close to the matter ...

China’s Top-Selling EV Heads to South Africa, Challenging Toyota’s Hybrid Dominance

China's best-selling car will soon arrive in the South African market, part of a wave of new models entering the country that are rapidly chipping away at Toyota's dominance of the hybrid segment, in particular. The Geely EX2 is expected ...

From Diesel to Solar: How Nigerian School is Cutting its Energy Costs

A quiet energy revolution is unfolding in Lagos, not in the version we’re used to, but in a space that forms the basis of a civilization-  a school. Just before COVID struck, the Abba’s Heart School had already embarked on ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: Chinese EVs’ New Lifeline in Africa, Asia and Latin America as Oil Volatility Grows

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. With this edition, we start our expansion from covering EV adoption in Africa to tracking electrification across the Global South. ...

Republican Senator Proposes to Widen U.S. Ban on Chinese Autos

By Kalea Hall and David Shepardson Republican Senator Bernie Moreno said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation next month to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers from entering the American market, and encouraged other countries to follow suit.

China’s EV Model Shaping Tanzania’s Electric Mobility Future

It is evident that Africa’s electric mobility transition is not happening in a linear and predictable way and it is more than just about importing new EVs. In addition to converting existing vehicles, building local ...
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