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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

CleanTechnica EVs

The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Just two countries—Chile and Australia—account for over two-thirds of global lithium reserves, and South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, and Australia have almost all the manganese reserves. To smooth out the supply and ensure reliability, the grid will need to add energy-storage capacity, perhaps in the form of.