Abstract
According to the International Energy Agency (2018), the global transportation industry contributes to around one-fifth of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Road travel accounts for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of these emissions are emitted from passenger vehicles – cars and buses – which contribute 45.1%. The other 29.4% comes from trucks carrying freight. Policy changes in developed markets, as well as technological progress in the electric vehicle industry have incentivized global car manufacturers to produce electric vehicles. However, manufacturing capacity of electric vehicles has been constricted by disruptions in the global supply chain of raw materials required to produce electric vehicle batteries. This has increased the price of electric vehicles in the short to medium term. To alleviate supply chain issues, and reduce the prices of electric vehicle components, we propose that supply chains be disrupted and value added at the point of extraction. This would have the effect of increasing manufacturing capacity in resource rich countries in southern and central Africa as well reduce the price of electric vehicles. Scaling up mass adoption of electric vehicles in domestic markets would reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transport on the African continent.
Presenters
Musiyani CheweExecutive Director, Chiyambi Centre for Energy Transitions, Lusaka, Zambia
Details
Presentation Type
Theme
Technical, Political, and Social Responses
KEYWORDS
Electric Vehicles, Electric vehicle Production, Ethical Mining, Reducing Supply Chains
