Good luck to them. Tesla are big because they worked on the infrastructure more than they worked on the cars. Get the infrastructure in Nairobi and the world is yours.
imagine the jobs it would create and savings on foreign exchange. Imagine all the cars that would be retrofitted with battery power by opibus which uses gas fuel cars and converts them to electric. Thats thousands of jobs. and even if we import we save on the billions the govt uses to import fuel.
@@reubenmwangikibara4434 Its not the government that built the charging infrastructure. It was private companies. Thats why these 2 are in such a good position. To be the first.
Though I don't own any car, I am an EV enthusiast. I have watched so many EV videos and read hundreds of articles about these cars. Electrified Garage and Rich Rebuilds (mostly Teslas) are my fav. I wish I had a chance to sit in this VW, hata kwa dakika tano. The future is here
Amazing. I always admire early tech adopters who take the risks so that the rest of us can feel comfortable. Next time, please mention the tax incentive (10% instead of 25%). If I was rich, I would import a BYD electric bus to ply one of the mombasa rd routes. With zero fuel costs you can afford the toll on the express way throughout.
is it possible to share the same review with the same car a year later... give a complete breakdown of the tear and wear replacements, what happens when you breakdown etc...
As a Kenyan, I think South Africa is way ahead. Went to flight school there and they have their own local aircraft called Sling and those wazungus fly them alot. They were all over.
The challenge of owning an electric car is the charging unit, they should make an internal charging unit so that when you're doing long journeys you can always charge from an electric socket, or they can put an overhead solar panel that can send power to the the power unit of the car. Also home charging at night should be reccomandable and a guage showing how far the charge can take the car. Electric Charging imfrastructures should be implemented but should be tarrifed with a cost for the consumer.
I've always liked electric cars... Especially the fact that if you are in traffic... You don't waste any fuel. If you live in older estates you can hook it up to the water boiler meter. So it's viable for city life.
Charging stations is not the major issue to worry about the RANGE is the most important, good thing is EV tech is really improving so far there is a car that has a range of more than 900 km. This means you can drive anywhere in Kenya without thinking of the next charging station.
That must be Tesla Roadster. I totally agree with your assertion that Range is one of the key factors for the efficient use of electric cars. However, the secret is in battery technology and that is why Ellon Musk is investing more on battery technology and superchargers. You would want to have a fast charge like 50% within 10 minutes. In the next 10-15 years, the technology will have advanced a lot and let's wait and see.
This golf can do roughly 250km,Tesla vehicle do more Kilometres than the German E vehicles, watch out for Audi E-Tron,it's beautiful but it can only do 250 km
Just like the 1st mobile phone in 1973 a full charge took roughly 10hrs and offered only 30min of talk time before it was dead, you can imagine how far we've come
RANGE is easier to solve. FAST CHARGING speeds is the biggest hurdle. The infrastructure is quite costly. Imagine having to wait 4 hours to put some range into your EV when you'd pop in for 10minutes in a petrol station for a full tank.
Interesting stuff, electric cars in kenya seem to be on the rise just after hybrid introduction afew years ago, more content on this, the pros and cons of owning one and reviews after a year or two of driving one on Kenyan roads
I own a chevy volt and i loved it. It's technically hybrid. It can go all electric for 50 miles or just run on gas. This maybe perfect for Africa since the infrastructure isn't all there yet
I Just do hope that that the Taxman falls asleep and doesn't impose additional Taxes to Eat into the Savings made on Switching Over from Gas to Electric Vehicles.
@@nyarurui78 well is your saving min 120$ a month on fuel. In 50 months you’ll get your return on investment. And you not counting the fact that there’s no service.
@@nyarurui78 we don't buy electric cars because we fear that gas is running out even though it is slowly, you can choose to spend the extra 600,000 and save a million in a few years. assume you are saving 10,000 of gas in a month, in a year you save 120,000, in 5 years you have your 600,000 back, note that I've not even mentioned the money you save since you do not need to service it, if you consider that you might even get you money back in 4 years, just like your phone you only need to buy it and charge it.
The govt is slow to put up elctric chargers because they fear they will lose revenues from oil. But this can be offset by reducing the oil importation bill, But i think Kengen is finalizing on putting up electric chargers. If the govt was smart they would zero rate importation of electric cars as this will reduce the oil importation bill.
Very nice and exciting experience and information. You're very creative in selecting what you show us, which is why we keep coming back to your channel. Keep up the good work!!!!! But......please OBEY traffic lights, you can influence lots of Kenyans who don't to do the same! Thanks bro!!
Very impressive. I am Kenyan living in a small city in Canada, population about 20K and while it is developed in many ways, there are only 3 charging stations for electric cars, however, as one drives outside the city and along highways there will be a gas station every 1 to 2 hours of driving that will have a charger. Also many homes have a charging facility to charge car batteries during the cold winters, this electric outlet can be used for electric cars as well. Kenya is catching up. Great video. Kenya is beautiful.
Brilliant to see this happening in Kenia, now. Living in the Middle-East, I will have to wait longer before I can make the switch. I'll definitely share this with our friend from Kenia. She will be proud of her country making the switch. 😊💙💙💙
The challenge for me is that range. Once we have cheap options with a range of 500Km plus, I will definitely go electric. For now let me continue admiring Tesla.
Here at 14:28 when switching from Japanese to European🚗, you’ll be hitting the wipers instead of indicator (and vise versa) 😅 happens to everybody! Very informative video. Thanks for sharing!
Good. I can't wait for the public chargers. I wish you the very best in this awesome ambition. I like how he kept turning the wipers on instead of the indicators ... The stocks are flipped😜
I can attest to that...in Germany its real good and cheap...we saved alot its an year now and we are enjoying smooth ride...would like to hear how that works in kenya since highways have no charging stations ama ziko..? I believe no rationing anymore kwa kenya power..
Should be but the GOK makes too much revenue on import taxes and Kenyans are frugal. They would JUMP at the opportunity and thus deny the GOK revenue. But for environmental reasons they really should be tax free or at least favored slightly.
22:06 so true. They actually put speakers to replicate an exhaust note. And they also have fake exhaust pipes. Look under the current C class, E class and S class Mercs and current Audi A8. All have fake exhaust pipes.
but the disadvantage of an electric car is once the charge finishes after 270 kms and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, you will have to cut your journey short and start charging, it takes time to charge so your journey will take longer than a gas car.
Very true. Electric cars hold their value better than gas cars so we are sure more Kenyans will switch to EVs soon too and this the depreciation will be a major factor in influencing this
Problem is you can't take the car far like in Eldoret because there are no charging stations there. Secondly when you use AC.or Heat or use the sterio then the charge goes down so it has alot of disadvantages
These Modern EVs have some good driving range on ome charge. Check out the eGolf non stop trip from Nairobi to Nanyuki: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y2OvAGEXTSA.html
Another way to look at it is this: if you have to travel to Eldoret (which won’t be that often, I presume) you can hop onto public bus and catch an Uber in Eldoret. We have to start thinking about changing our processes and thinking, and nothing will be beyond us.
Unachezea serikali wewe, once these things start flooding the market then a few individuals in the serikali through KPLC monopoly will start owning charging stations and the charging price skyrockets, ERC iingilie hapo ndani and all hell breaks loose when everyone will want a pinch of the cash once they know where the soup is sweet
Cool guys in Kenia ! Greetings from Germany 😀✌️ in december 2020 there have been 15% BEV of all new Sold Cars. Will you install rofttop PV for charging ??
One thing to note is that with the increase in electric vehicles there will be a reduction in revenue collected from taxes on fuel. The government will find ways to collect their share from EV.
This is quite amazing... We are already making huge strides into the future with the EVs as Kenyans.... There is also another electric vehicle company in Kenya that is making and has made tremendous steps toward electrifying Kenyan transport system... Opibus Kenya ltd.... Is doing an amazing job especially on tourism sector... Imagine game drives being smooth calm and silent rather than lousy diesel or petrol engines.... All made in Kenya....
@Afrikan Traveller, what was stated about lead being used in the BEV manufacturing process is inaccurate. Batteries for EVs use mainly lithium, cobalt, nickel and iron in oxides or phosphate compounds. The use of lead is an outdated process that was used for low density batteries like the 12-volt starter batteries for most other vehicles. The only environmental cost at the current state of their production is in the supply chain for raw materials and shipping the vehicle. If we all adopt battery vehicle use in Kenya, which produces over 70% of its energy from green sources, we would significantly reduce the pollution we see in our cities. And it is far cheaper to run electric vehicles in Kenya compared to fossil-fuel based vehicles.
*So the engine sound is from the speakers. What happens when the speakers fail, and you don't have engine sound, then set auto-drive and fall asleep forgetting the car is moving, only to wake up in the next town?*
The best day to drive to Nairobi CBD: Sunday. This is inspiring. Are EV cars also heavily electronic? I'm just wondering whether the potholes in my neighbourhood would mess it up.
So cool I will open the shop for selling electrical vehicle chargers and other parts all are welcome by next year. Don't let me don't let's get more electrical vehicles in the country
It's really electric that the African Traveller was driving all the way with the vehicle's rear windscreen wiper running and yet it was not raining. Amazing! Good video good knowledge though.
Pollution will still be there, EVs largely dwell on curbing emissions but their battery disposal and how they are manufactured are still major threats to the environment
@@sultanmswahilitv4864 lead-acid batteries are for petrol and diesel cars and can be recycled in most cases. EVs use lithium-ion batteries, which are only 5% lithium and 95% other chemicals. They are currently not recyclable and their disposal, similar to those phone/computer batteries causes more harm. Hopely they figure out how to recycle them, otherwise, as things stand, EVs are not that environmentally clean as people might want to believe. The electricity they use is in some countries is produced using coal. Here in Kenya kengen still has generators that use heavy fuel oil to produce electricity, hence the fuel levy charge on your bill. So yeah, Electric Vehicles might be better, but pollution is still a major issue we have to address.
I love Electric cars. Th biggest challenge remains with charging, keeping in mind most areas have no electricity. Also, the oil industry has the worst cartels. If u knw
