Electric mobility projects in Africa

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Electric two and three-wheelers

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is currently active in nine countries in Africa, working on the introduction of electric two and three-wheelers:

  • Ethiopia
  • Togo
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
  • Burundi
  • Madagascar
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania

Electric Light Duty Vehicles

UNEP, together with the Global Fuel Economy Initiative, works on baseline setting and policy development for the introduction and shift to electric vehicles in the following countries in Africa:

  • Ghana
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Tunisia (with UNIDO)
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Zambia

Zero and low emission buses

Through the Global Electric Mobility Programme and the Soot-Free Urban Bus Fleets project of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, UNEP is active in the following countries in Africa:

  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
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