Credit: An electric car from ChargeNet Kenya is charged during a test drive in Nairobi on February 19, 2022. - The company is so far the only one providing charging stations for private vehicles with four around Nairobi. The East African nation is trying to speed uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the National Climate Change Action Plan 2018-2022 as more companies try to get a share of a growing market and turn the country into a hub for Evs in the continent. The government is planning on lowering import duty for EVs while the national electric company Kenya Power has already unveiled plans to install charging stations across the country hoping to remove one of the biggest obstacles in owning an electric vehicle. It is estimated that there are about 350 EVs registered in Kenya out of a total of 3.5 million. The company is so far the only one providing charging stations for private vehicles around Nairobi with four in total. The East African nation is trying to speed uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the National Climate Change Action Plan 2018-2022 as more companies try to get a share of a growing market and turn the country into a hub for Evs in the continent. The government is planning on lowering import duty for EVs while the national electric company Kenya Power has already unveiled plans to install charging stations across the country hoping to remove one of the biggest obstacles in owning an electric vehicle. It is estimated that there are about 350 EVs registered in Kenya out of a total of 3.5 million. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images)
