An electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been officially launched in Naivasha town to help promote the use of electric vehicles in the area.

Speaking in Naivasha during the first green expo and launch of the charging station in Naivasha, Electric Go Company Managing Director Eve Maina said they have plans to launch 300 EV charging stations in the country in the next one year as they expand the project to every part of the country.

“We intend to champion the adoption of e-transport solutions in the country and help the country move from fossil or carbon oils in powering the motor industry,” she said.

Maina noted that in the last eight months, electric car users have increased from less than 1,000 to the current 1,500, and the numbers will continue growing as charging gadgets and components become more and more accessible to Kenyans.

“We intend to help the Government in its plan to increase the number of electric vehicles in the country by 2025 to over 200,000, which is over five per cent of all the registered vehicles in the country,” Maina observed.
She stated that they will mitigate the lack of infrastructure by integrating renewable energy sources such as solar into their products.

United Nations Habitat Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Director Michal Mlynar, who was present lauded the venture, saying such projects will bring sustainability to cities and the country.

“Such ventures should be encouraged for a sustainable future as they promote accessible charging solutions and other hybrid solutions to encourage electric car adoption .”