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Electric Vehicles & Solar Can Help Reduce Zimbabwe’s Negative Trade Balance

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! According to Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance and the national statistics agency Zimstat, in 2024, Zimbabwe’s merchandise imports were projected to reach $9.08 billion. On the other hand, exports were projected to be close to ... [continued]
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Rebirth of the PHEV? What Do BYD’s and Tesla’s 2024 Vehicle Sales Tell Us?

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The world’s top two electric vehicle companies, BYD and Tesla, just released their latest annual sales figures, and they make some really interesting reading. Tesla leads the way in terms of battery electric vehicle ... [continued]
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Bboxx & Radiant Yacu Partner To Launch Insurance Package For Electric Motorcycles In Rwanda

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A first-of-its-kind offering, Bboxx Protect, offers extensive protection to electric motorbike users and significant savings of over 40%. The electric motorcycle sector in East Africa is starting to flourish. Kenya is the largest market ... [continued]
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From Electric Motorcycles On Uber & Bolt To Neta V Electric Taxis, Nairobi’s EV Scene Is Starting To Flourish

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! With over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya, the motorcycle sector presents a large addressable market for companies interested in electrification. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These ... [continued]
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Zimbabwe Reduces Import Duty On Electric Vehicles From 40% to 25% Starting January 1, 2025

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Yesterday, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mhtuli Ncube, presented the 2025 National Budget under the theme “Building Resilience for Sustained Economic Transformation.” There were a lot of mixed reactions to most of the stuff announced ... [continued]
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CHARGE Officially Opens 1st Off-Grid, Green EV Charging Station In South Africa

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! At about this time last year, we wrote about Zero Carbon Charge’s plans to roll out electric vehicle charging stations charged 100% by renewable energy. At that time, they had just announced the start ... [continued]
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CHARGE Officially Opens 1st Off-Grid, Green EV Charging Station In South Africa

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! At about this time last year, we wrote about Zero Carbon Charge’s plans to roll out electric vehicle charging stations charged 100% by renewable energy. At that time, they had just announced the start ... [continued]
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Roam & ENERGICA Partner To Expand Electric Motorcycle Charging Network With 10 New Solar-Powered Hubs

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Accelerating the transition to electric motorcycles in Kenya could unlock efficiencies across the energy system, cut down fossil fuel imports, and provide additional revenues for Kenya’s utility company. I have been covering developments in ... [continued]
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After A Long Wait, Zimbabwe’s Utility-Scale Solar PV Sector Is Starting To Grow

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Zimbabwe has an installed electricity generation capacity of close to 3,000 MW, but there is a huge problem. The Zimbabwe Power Company’s (ZPC) main thermal plants are very old and keep breaking down. There ... [continued]
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Eramet Grande Côte Mine In Senegal Is Getting 20 MW Of Solar & 11 MWh Of Battery Storage

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The Eramet Grande Côte Mine 20 MWp solar and 11 MWh battery project will provide clean energy to meet 20% of the mine’s energy needs and reduce carbon emissions by 25,000 tonnes annually. The ... [continued]