Uganda and Rwanda lead East Africa in switch to electric cars
Volkswagen’s e-Golf was launched in Kigali in October. Uganda and Rwanda have unveiled electric vehicle assembly plants. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG
What you need to know:
Electric mobility is expanding at a rapid pace globally, with the total electric car fleet exceeding 5.1 million last year, compared with 3.1 million in 2017. Car owners have a choice of between a full electric vehicle, a hybrid car (both electric and fuel-fired), or a normal fuel car. But globally, attention is shifting towards vehicles with zero and low carbon emissions as part of measures to facilitate transition to a global clean energy economy.
