Weak enforcement fuels surge in unregistered electric vehicles

An unregistered three-wheeler electric vehicle parked at Kariakoo, ready to ferry cargo for customers. PHOTO | FILE

Dar/Dodoma. The rapid influx of unregistered electric two- and three-wheelers operating in Dar es Salaam and Dodoma has been largely driven by weak enforcement of existing transport and registration laws, an investigation by The Citizen has established.

Although Tanzania has amended its legislation to formally recognise electric vehicles (EVs), serious enforcement gaps have allowed thousands of electric motorcycles and tricycles to operate freely on public roads without registration, number plates or insurance.