Questions on electric vehicle industry as State pushes uptake

President William Ruto using electrical vehicle on way to the ministerial conference of the Africa Climate Summit at Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi on August 04, 2023. [PCS]

The local automotive sector appears set for a radical shift, with the transition from the fossil fired engine motor vehicles to electric ones gathering momentum.

But then, players will have to contend with the high initial cost of owning electric vehicles (EVs), unstable electricity supply and the high cost of power.