--- title: "Why EVs are gaining ground in Africa" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-evs-are-gaining-ground-in-africa-pixudegxh source_url: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/12/1132790/evs-progress-africa/ type: article source: "MIT Technology Review" published: 2026-02-12T11:13:57.765Z updated: 2026-02-12T11:14:18.769Z tags: ["infrastructure", "manufacturing", "climate-tech"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why EVs are gaining ground in Africa **[MIT Technology Review](https://daily.dev/sources/technologyreview)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Electric vehicles are making progress in Africa despite infrastructure challenges. Ethiopia banned non-electric vehicle imports in 2024, while Rwanda restricted gas-powered motorbike registrations. Local EV assembly is expanding in Morocco, Kenya, and Rwanda, with companies like Spiro deploying over 60,000 electric bikes. Chinese manufacturers like BYD are aggressively entering the market, and Africa's first battery gigafactory is under construction in Morocco. A recent study suggests EVs could become cheaper than gas vehicles across Africa by 2040, driven by falling costs and expanding clean energy infrastructure. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [EVs could be cheaper to own than gas cars in Africa by 2040](https://daily.dev/posts/evs-could-be-cheaper-to-own-than-gas-cars-in-africa-by-2040-4mozpkr6s) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [EV Nigeria: Kit-Based Approach Fuels EV Transition](https://daily.dev/posts/ev-nigeria-kit-based-approach-fuels-ev-transition-mm3rd5qqe) · IEEE Spectrum · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [South Africa and Europe must forge new EV value chain, says BMW boss](https://daily.dev/posts/south-africa-and-europe-must-forge-new-ev-value-chain-says-bmw-boss-rz90286fr) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#manufacturing](https://daily.dev/tags/manufacturing), [#climate-tech](https://daily.dev/tags/climate-tech) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-evs-are-gaining-ground-in-africa-pixudegxh)