It is important to note that an early transition to electric mobility is essential in view of the fact that the developed markets in the North including the US, European Union and China have begun to set targets to phase out ICE vehicles within the timeframe of 2030 to 2035. [...] The Centre for Science and Environment has therefore carried out a review of the emerging electric vehicle (EV) market in Africa, nature and the structure of the EV industry, policy and regulatory framework, industrial and trade policies around EVs, incentive programmes and funding strategies, and vehicle segments specific approaches. [...] 35 E-volution Why electric mobility is an opportunity in Africa? report.indd 35 12/09/24 3:22 PM E-VOLUTION: WHY ELECTRIC MOBILITY IS AN OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA? In 2021, the South African government announced the Green Transport Strategy, to facilitate the local production of electric vehicles and the development of charging infrastructure. [...] Their 2021 draft (Auto Green Paper on the Advancement of New Energy Vehicles in South Africa: Road to Production of Electric Vehicles The Roadmap), for public consultation, has asked for tax reforms to support industrial policy and to stimulate domestic demand for vehicles by reducing the ad valorem duty and providing benefits to the employees of automotive companies. [...] The most relevant actions are increased levels of investment in the assembly and manufacture of EVs within the country; facilitating and developing a regional electric battery chain, from resource refinement, to production, manufacture and sale; introducing a temporary reduction on import duties for batteries in vehicles produced and sold domestically; securing duty free exports for EVs and EV com.
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Table of Contents
- WHY ELECTRIC MOBILITY IS AN 1
- OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA 1
- WHY ELECTRIC MOBILITY IS AN 3
- OPPORTUNITY IN AFRICA 3
- Contents 5
- SPOTLIGHT 7 5
- 1 SCALE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE MARKET IN AFRICA 15 5
- 2 NASCENT BEGINNING OF EV MANUFACTURING 21 5
- 3 PROFILE OF THE EV SEGMENTS 25 5
- 4 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR EVS 32 5
- 5 FUNDING STRATEGY 43 5
- 6 CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY 47 5
- 7 E-RETROFITMENT OF VEHICLES 55 5
- 8 LEARNING FROM INDIA INDIAS EV POLICY ECO-SYSTEM 61 5
- 9 TAKEAWAYS 85 5
- REFERENCES 90 5
- Spotlight 7
- Takeaways 10
- 1 Scale of electric vehicle market in Africa 15
- 2 Nascent beginning of EV Manufacturing 21
- 3 Profile of EV segments 25
- Electric two and three wheelers 25
- Electric buses 27
- Electric para transit 29
- Light-duty vehicles 30
- 4 Regulatory framework for EVs 32
- Setting targets for electrification 32
- Enabling supply mandate 33
- Policy support for local EV manufacturing 35
- Demand incentives for consumers 39
- Leveraging import policy for electrification 39
- Regulation and technical standards for EVs 40
- Leveraging fuel efficiency regulations for electrification 41
- 5 Funding strategy 43
- 6 Charging infrastructure and affordable and reliable electricity 47
- Battery swapping 51
- Access to electricity 52
- 7 E-retrofitment of vehicles 55
- Lessons from Indias experience with EV retrofitting 56
- 8 Learning from India Indias EV Policy Eco-system 61
- Designing a national demand incentive programme 61
- E-buses for electric mobility in India A success story 64
- Role of EV policies of the state-level sub-national governments 72
- Standards for EV product development 75
- Indias EV charging infrastructure evolution 76
- Critical Minerals Policy 79
- EV Battery Recycling 80
- Key strategies for circular economy 83
- 9 Takeaways 85
- References 90
