Research shows it is better to charge electric vehicles at night in Kenya
“The available capacity is generally close in value to the effective capacity with variations happening from day to day depending on breakdowns, maintenance and generation resource availability.
“During off-peak, which happens late in the night, the demand drops to about 1,000MW.
“The average load varies from about 1,100MW to 1,500MW. Charging electric vehicles especially at night can help bridge the gap between off-peak load available generation capacity as well as raise the average demand to above 1,500MW.”
The report said that the average passenger electric car has a 40kWh battery. On a full charge, the range is between 250km to 300km per full charge. Normal charging will take three to five hours.
“This, if charged daily, presents about 40 units of energy. For electric buses, the battery size is generally above 100kWh.”
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The report pointed out that EV prices are dropping and “therefore there is an accelerating adoption that will make EVs reach a price parity with ICE vehicles before 2025.”
“30% of global passenger vehicle sales will be fully electric by 2030. EV sales increased 108% in 2021 that translated to 8.3% of new sales market share and with big projections ahead.”
The report said Kenya has an opportunity to benchmark with various countries like Rwanda, India, Germany, Sweden, among others, while rolling out full adoption of EVs.
Additional research was needed on the following: battery life, secondary usage, effects of temperature on battery performance, effects of chargers on the power system, potential vandalism on chargers and batteries, lithium cell technology, effect topography on EV performance. More research on the best financial models for accelerating E-Mobility adoption.
Anazi Zote Piper, Head of Content for Smarter Mobility Africa, will moderate a panel discussion on Shaping the Future of the Just Energy Transition with e-mobility at Enlit Africa on day two, 17 May.
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Kenya: Electric motorcycles, three-wheelers more popular than cars
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Written by: Yunus Kemp
Cars are lagging behind electric motorcycles and three-wheelers in the electric vehicle (EV) market of Kenya, a recently released report shows.
Kenya Power’s E-Mobility Conference Report said that currently, only 5% (1,350) of newly registered vehicles in Kenya are electric, with electric motorcycles accounting for 844 and three-wheelers 153.
The report said that majority of businesses in the Kenyan e-mobility space fall under the two and three-wheeler segments.
“Kenya intends to increase electric mobility adoption and has set a target of 2025 as the year by which 5% of all newly registered vehicles will be electric.
“According to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), it is estimated that there are 1,350 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in Kenya as of February 2023.
“Motorcycles take up almost half the share at 844, three-wheelers stand at 153, and motor vehicles (saloons- five, station wagons -167, double cabins- three, vans – five, buses- three, lorries- three) at 186. The remaining classified as ‘other’ vehicle categories are 150,” the report stated.
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The report follows Kenya Power’s E-Mobility Stakeholders’ Conference held in Nairobi earlier this year.
The two-day event focused on, among other aspects of the market:
“Presently, the country has an installed capacity of 3,321MW against a peak demand of 2,149MW.
Research shows it is better to charge electric vehicles at night in Kenya
“The available capacity is generally close in value to the effective capacity with variations happening from day to day depending on breakdowns, maintenance and generation resource availability.
“During off-peak, which happens late in the night, the demand drops to about 1,000MW.
“The average load varies from about 1,100MW to 1,500MW. Charging electric vehicles especially at night can help bridge the gap between off-peak load available generation capacity as well as raise the average demand to above 1,500MW.”
The report said that the average passenger electric car has a 40kWh battery. On a full charge, the range is between 250km to 300km per full charge. Normal charging will take three to five hours.
“This, if charged daily, presents about 40 units of energy. For electric buses, the battery size is generally above 100kWh.”
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The report pointed out that EV prices are dropping and “therefore there is an accelerating adoption that will make EVs reach a price parity with ICE vehicles before 2025.”
“30% of global passenger vehicle sales will be fully electric by 2030. EV sales increased 108% in 2021 that translated to 8.3% of new sales market share and with big projections ahead.”
The report said Kenya has an opportunity to benchmark with various countries like Rwanda, India, Germany, Sweden, among others, while rolling out full adoption of EVs.
Additional research was needed on the following: battery life, secondary usage, effects of temperature on battery performance, effects of chargers on the power system, potential vandalism on chargers and batteries, lithium cell technology, effect topography on EV performance. More research on the best financial models for accelerating E-Mobility adoption.
Anazi Zote Piper, Head of Content for Smarter Mobility Africa, will moderate a panel discussion on Shaping the Future of the Just Energy Transition with e-mobility at Enlit Africa on day two, 17 May.
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