How practical is having an electric car in Kenya?

As the transition to green mobility slowly takes shape in African countries, much of what Kenya has seen so far are electric public transit buses and two-wheelers, such as bicycles and motorbikes.

For the cars, Kenyan motorists have majorly embraced hybrid electric varieties – those with traditional internal combustion engines and electric powertrains, delivering fuel economy and eco-friendliness.

Pure electric cars are still not as popular.

Kenya-based Moja EV Africa is taking an early bet on the local market with one of the first new electric cars to be sold locally, the Neta V, with which it targets taxi drivers.

Citizen Digital explores the feasibility of having such a car in Kenya, where the public EV charging network is still scarce and buying prices remain higher than that of internal combustion engine vehicles.