Kenya Wants to Import 20,000 Electric Cars a Year in Order to Become Less Dependent on Fossil Fuels

Posted on : Tuesday , 31st October 2023

Kenya projects bringing in approximately 20,000 electric vehicles consistently to satisfy developing need and lessen the weight of utilizing petroleum derivatives, as per a report delivered.

The Kenya Monetary Report 2023, gave by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), an administration figure tank, said the drive of bringing in additional electric vehicles would diminish reliance on non-renewable energy sources, which has added to a greater expense of living.

KIPPRA noticed that the 19,952 units would comprise 5% of the roughly 400,000 imported vehicles in the country, most of which are motorbikes.

"This will bring about additional electric vehicles, prompting an expanded number in the country. In view of this arrangement heading, this will contain 5,375 electric engine vehicles, 14,260 electric engine and autocycles, and 317 electric 3-wheelers," KIPPRA said.

As per the research organization, the reception of electric portability is a creative method for decreasing the weight of petroleum products and make a positive commitment to bringing down transportation expenses and in this way the typical cost for many everyday items.

Expansion in Kenya dropped to 6.7 percent year-on-year in August from 7.3 percent a month sooner, as per the Kenya Public Department of Measurements. The Kenyan government has set a favored expansion band of 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent for the medium term. The downfall was credited to a drop in the costs of food things, while fuel expansion stayed high.

KIPPRA saw that having reasonable, dependable and productive transportation diminishes transport-related costs across numerous monetary areas.

It said the reception of electric portability speeds up the progress to a low-carbon energy framework fundamental for reasonable and feasible transportation. By advancing electric versatility, Kenya can obtain an upper hand in new innovations and product them to different nations.