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

Energy Strategy Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. 101384 - 101384

Published: April 17, 2024

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is sweeping the world, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) no exception. Despite environmental sustainability narratives surrounding EVs, it now undeniable that transition to mobility inevitable. Over last couple of years, region has made considerable advancements in transitioning towards transportation, with government private sector collaborating make EVs more accessible public. progress made, still lowest rate globally. Moreover, available information limited identifying critical challenges require attention ensure a reasonable decarbonization passenger transport region. This review focuses on current advancements, challenges, opportunities EV development SSA puts forward ways hasten its faces significant need be addressed. Particularly, absence clear policies regulations outline targets for individual countries, high purchase price poor electricity networks, scarcity public e-charging stations are primary impediments obstruct SSA. To expedite transition, highly recommended formulate new regional national strategies rather than adopting developed nations' model blueprint.

Language: Английский

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Electric vehicles development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Performance assessment of standalone renewable energy systems for hydrogen refuelling and electricity charging stations (HRECS)

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 376, P. 134238 - 134238

Published: Sept. 21, 2022

Language: Английский

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Advanced strategies to reduce harmful nitrogen-oxide emissions from biodiesel fueled engine

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 174, P. 113123 - 113123

Published: Dec. 31, 2022

Language: Английский

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Fuel cell–based electric vehicles technologies and challenges

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 29(52), P. 78121 - 78131

Published: Sept. 29, 2022

Language: Английский

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Integration of Lean Green and Sustainability in Manufacturing: A Review on Current State and Future Perspectives

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(13), P. 10261 - 10261

Published: June 28, 2023

The literature presents a review of the current application lean and green practices highlights context, barriers, drivers, tools, critical success factors tools for integration within Sub-Saharan African (SSA) manufacturing industry. In addition, state, gaps in existing literature, future perspectives on challenges industry have been suggested both paradigm sustainability Integration lean-green provides means to addressing issues faced by industries improved competitiveness. This study demonstrates that practice is be identified applied region through analysis research papers published operational journals. findings this indicate synergy an effective initiative resolving SSA. To achieve excellence mitigate environmental concerns, must implement right consider factors. By applying appropriate models, SSA can address reduction cost significantly.

Language: Английский

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Electric mobility in an oil-producing developing nation: Empirical assessment of electric vehicle adoption

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 200, P. 123173 - 123173

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Language: Английский

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Digital twin enabled transition towards the smart electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A review

Sustainable Cities and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 108, P. 105479 - 105479

Published: May 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Analysis of factors influencing electric vehicle adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa using a modified UTAUT framework

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Language: Английский

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Current Readiness Status of Electric Vehicles in Indonesia: Multistakeholder Perceptions

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 13(23), P. 13177 - 13177

Published: Nov. 28, 2021

As a net oil importer since 2004, Indonesia’s success in developing fuel economy and infrastructure for electric vehicles would be vital to ensuring energy security decarbonization from the transport sector. Following Presidential Regulation on Acceleration Program battery-based EV Road Transportation 2019, Indonesian government provides incentives domestic production of EVs. However, as technology is relatively new automotive industry Indonesia, it needs go through stages development achieve full readiness society. This study analyses key stakeholders’ perceptions industries using Japanese assessment (J-TRA) better understand current level EVs Indonesia. Primary data are collected interviews with an start-up company, experts field, officials charge national projects, end-users. Extensive literature related stories adoption other countries was conducted basis this study. The results showed that stakeholders agree has reached high development. Most voted bottleneck commercialization, safety, integration parameters. Furthermore, elaborate policy recommendation gathered both reviews presented.

Language: Английский

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Walking on sunshine: Pairing electric vehicles with solar energy for sustainable informal public transport in Uganda

Energy Research & Social Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 85, P. 102403 - 102403

Published: Dec. 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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