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Can Low Speed Electric Vehicles Spark The EV Revolution In Africa?
23 Oct 2022 | Abstracted from Clean Technica
"...Wuling Hongguang Mini EV has helped create an exciting new market for mini electric vehicles in China [selling] close to a million units in China.
"LSEVs are now starting to find their way to some African cities...they protect drivers from the elements and generally cost less than $3000.
"These small low speed electric vehicles which are more affordable could potentially find a market and use cases in a number of areas."
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