The progress toward the transition to electromobility in Africa

GK Ayetor, J Mashele, I Mbonigaba - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution was responsible for approximately 1.1 million deaths in Africa in 2019, making it
the second leading cause of death in the continent (Shindell et al., 2022)[1]. In African cities …

[HTML][HTML] Status of electric vehicles in South Africa and their carbon mitigation potential

MI Tongwane, ME Moeletsi - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
Road transport remains a key source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in South Africa.
The objective of this work is to investigate the status of electric vehicles (EVs) in South Africa …

Towards net zero electric vehicle emissions in africa

GK Ayetor - Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review focused on the role and potential of the electric
vehicle fleet in decarbonization in Africa. The potential of electric vehicle diffusion across the …

[HTML][HTML] Can electric vehicles be good for Sub-Saharan Africa?

KA Collett, SA Hirmer, H Dalkmann, C Crozier… - Energy Strategy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Transport is an integral component of the energy system, and in Sub-Saharan Africa the
demand for transport has been increasing due in part to population growth and economic …

[HTML][HTML] The electric vehicle revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa: Trends, challenges, and opportunities

BB Gicha, LT Tufa, J Lee - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is sweeping the world, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is
no exception. Despite the environmental and sustainability narratives surrounding EVs, it is …

Immediate and future challenges of using electric vehicles for promoting energy efficiency in Africa's clean energy transition

AS Okoh, MC Onuoha - Global Environmental Change, 2024 - Elsevier
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Africa is being driven by both structural and non-structural
pressures. Hurdles to EV adoption as a tool for low carbon development are explained …

Comparing the Cost per Mile of Electric Vehicles and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles in Ghana

GK Ayetor, DKE Dzebre, LD Mensah… - Transportation …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Reducing ambient air pollution could potentially prevent 1790 deaths a year in Accra alone.
Vehicular emissions are a major source of air pollution, especially (PM) 2.5, and a transition …

What place for electric vehicles as a research object and a practical alternative to internal combustion engine vehicles in Africa? Toward a research agenda based on …

YT Amedokpo, V Boutueil - Transportation Research Record, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The environmental crisis of global warming and rising oil prices have contributed to the
spread of electric vehicles (EVs) since the 2010s. As the global EV fleet grows, a broad …

Transportation in Africa under Paris Agreement 2 C goal—a review of electric vehicle potentials, cleaner alternative fuels for the sector, challenges, and opportunities

EB Agyekum, TS Adebayo, JD Ampah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Currently, internal combustion engines and fossil fuels are the major powertrains and fuels
for the transportation sector, despite their enormous emissions. This study reviews the status …

Global EV Outlook 2018: Towards cross-modal electrification

T Bunsen, P Cazzola, M Gorner, L Paoli, S Scheffer… - 2018 - orbit.dtu.dk
Abstract The Global EV Outlook is an annual publication that identifies and discusses recent
developments in electric mobility across the globe. Combining historical analysis with …