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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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In Kenya, there’s a quiet push for an electric car revolution (theworld.org)

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In East Africa, the vast majority of cars are imported from other countries. But a group of engineers in Kenya is working to change that by developing the country’s first-ever locally-assembled electric vehicle.

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[–] jorm1s@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Hmm. It looks like all of their models share the same specs for the drivetrain: A 64 Ah battery with a nominal voltage of 72 volts. That's 4,6 kWh. Achieving the promised 250 km range would require the consumption to be just 1,84 kWh /100 km.

Now, a light vehicle like these are can have a lot lower consumption than any electric car sold in a western market, but that still seems a bit optimistic if you ask me.