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Electrifying Africa’s fossil-powered cars

Electrifying Africa’s fossil-powered cars

WHILE the price tag on EVs puts them way out of reach of many around the globe, some startups in Africa are now up-cycling regular ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles to clean transmission, using conversion kits. Others are jumping right in and building battery-powered vehicles from scratch. Electric mass-transit company Roam announced the launch of Roam Rapid on October 19, the first electric mass transit bus in Kenya. In a statement, the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, versioned buses are “designed to address the unique challenges of public transport in Nairobi and Africa.” The 90-passenger capacity buses will have special seats…
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Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: why it’s been a long, bumpy ride

Dar es Salaam’s bus rapid transit: why it’s been a long, bumpy ride

INFRASTRUCTURE projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies. After a while, the aspirations, promises and controversies settle as the infrastructure system becomes an integral part of the environment and society. Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit is such a project. It was planned to improve urban transport by gradually replacing minibuses in Tanzania’s largest city. Author MALVE JACOBSEN, Post-doctoral researcher, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Various challenges, like unclear construction plans, residents’ protests and unexpected costs, led to several…
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