AfricaNEV & Advanced Mobility Conclude Successful E-Mobility Training Program in Kenya

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Africa New Energy Vehicles (AfricaNEV), in collaboration with native companion Superior Mobility, has efficiently concluded a complete e-mobility coaching program hosted at Roam, an e-mobility firm in Kenya. The coaching was supported by GIZ Kenya. The coaching, held from January nineteenth to January twenty sixth, marked a big step in fostering experience and selling sustainable electrical car practices in Africa.

This system, which introduced collectively varied gamers, together with Kenya Energy workers, Kenya’s Nationwide Transport and Security Authority (NTSA), GA insurance coverage, Heritage Insurance coverage, Isuzu East Africa, EV fanatics, and specialists, centered on hands-on experiences with electrical automobiles, particularly Nissan Leafs generously donated by Knights Power.

Individuals had the distinctive alternative to dismantle and reassemble these electrical automobiles, gaining worthwhile insights into the intricate workings of electrical mobility expertise. As a part of the coaching, attendees additionally launched into an enlightening tour of assorted e-mobility firms within the area, together with BasiGo, EBEE, Ampersand, Powerhive, and Knights Power. The visits offered individuals with a complete view of the varied approaches and improvements inside the electrical mobility sector. On the penultimate day, each Roam and EVChaja Ltd CEOs addressed the trainees.

The coaching course was carried out by a gaggle of trainers who’re specialists within the e-mobility sector, together with Gad Ashiagbor, the founding father of AfricaNEV; Olukokun Tolulope, Director of Mobility at AfricaNEV and founding father of Assume bikes; Alex Munene, founding father of superior Mobility; John Msingo, East African Director of AfricaNEV, and CEO of EVChaja Ltd. The primary coach for the arms on coaching program was Taurayi Raymond Sewera, an skilled hailing from Zimbabwe with intensive data within the electrical mobility subject.

“We’re thrilled to have efficiently concluded this impactful E-Mobility coaching program,” stated Gad Ashiagbor, the founding father of AfricaNEV. “The hands-on expertise, coupled with visits to main EMobility firms, has geared up individuals with worthwhile expertise and insights essential for the event of sustainable electrical car practices throughout Africa.”

The just-concluded coaching in Kenya is just the start. AfricaNEV plans to roll out comparable packages in Kenya and several other different African international locations, additional contributing to the expansion and improvement of the e-mobility sector on the continent. AfricaNEV is a non-profit based in Ghana, whose goal is to speed up the adoption of electrical automobiles on the continent via capability constructing, consciousness creation, coverage advocacy, and linking completely different gamers within the e-mobility worth chain.

Because the transition to electrical mobility good points momentum throughout the globe, there shall be an elevated want for extremely expert groups to assist the electrical car ecosystem throughout the entire worth chain. It’s nice to see these sorts of technical coaching packages have gotten extra frequent, particularly right here in Africa the place a number of startups are lively within the sector. The coaching held final week was the second version of this system that may see the hands-on technical coaching being held in a number of counties throughout the continent going ahead.

To date about 100 individuals have been skilled in Kenya by AfricaNEV and Superior Mobility. It was nice to see {that a} good variety of the individuals within the coaching have been girls, and plenty of these girls are taking part in lead and key roles in Kenya’s nascent electrical car sector.

Photographs courtesy of AfricaNEV