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Ethio Telecom Launches Ultra-Fast EV Charging Hub in Addis Ababa

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The EV charging hub can charge 32 EVs simultaneously! It includes eight 600kW ultra-fast chargers. It looks like the electric vehicle charging scene in East Africa is starting to grow quite nicely now. This ... [continued]
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PHEV Sales In South Africa Were Up 100% In 2024

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! South Africa has a decently sized new vehicle sales market. In 2024, just over half a million new vehicles (515,712) were sold in South Africa, a decrease of 3% from the 531,775 units sold ... [continued]
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Kabisa Enables Commercial EV Adoption in East Africa by Launching 1st Ultrafast Charging Hub in Kigali

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The new fast-charging hub can power up entire fleets of vehicles in minutes, setting the stage for cross-border, all-electric commercial transportation. Rwanda was one of the first countries on the African continent to introduce ... [continued]
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JUWI To Build 340MWp Solar Projects For South African Mining, Energy, & Data Center Leaders In 2025

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The South African solar industry has been on a roll over the last couple of years. Utility-scale plants were getting a lot of interest starting about 10 years ago due to South Africa’s well ... [continued]
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Rider Completes A 900-Kilometer Electric Motorcycle Trip Across Kenya Using Only A Portable Charger

A boda boda rider traveled over 900 kilometers from Malaba, on Kenya's western border with Uganda, to Mombasa, on the southern coast of Kenya, on the ROAM Air electric motorcycle, using only a portable charger.
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The Volvo EX30 Leads The Way In South Africa As BEV Sales Go Up 35% In 2024

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) breached the 1,000 units per year mark in South Africa for the first time ever in 2024. Last year, 1,257 BEVs were sold in South Africa, up 35% ... [continued]
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Car & General Launches Dealer in Kitui for Tuk-Tuks & Motorcycles

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last week, Car & General launched a brand new dealership in Kitui, Kenya. The dealer, Salaba Holdings, will be retailing the company’s Piaggio three-wheelers and TVS motorcycles as well as offer service and parts ... [continued]
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The All-New Mazda6e Looks Great, Brings Back Fond Memories

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I have fond memories of Mazdas. Mazda had a significant footprint in Zimbabwe’s vehicle assembly sector during the heydays of auto assembly in Zimbabwe. During its peak era (from the 1980s to the late ... [continued]
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You Can Lease A Neta V In Kenya For Just $30 Per Day!

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! South Africa is one of the largest markets for sales of brand new vehicles in Africa. Just over half a million new vehicles are sold in South Africa each year. South Africa is the ... [continued]
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South Africa Introduces Tax Incentives to Encourage Local Production of Electric Vehicles

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! There are calls for wider incentives, including the reduction of import duties levied on EV imports, in South Africa. The automobile manufacturing sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The country’s automotive ... [continued]