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We reveal all electric cars introduced this year so far

July 01, 2025

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Italcar, the official Fiat distributor in Tunisia, on Monday announced the delivery of the first electric Fiat 500 to the Tunisian market. It is the latest of more than a dozen electric car models that have been launched in Africa in the six months to June 30. The majority of the vehicles are from China, showing its dominance of the emerging African EV market.  

  • While the majority of new models are concentrated in South Africa and Egypt, others such as Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Rwanda are catching up.  

  • Africa-wide EV market revenue is projected to reach $210 million in 2025, rising to $314 million by 2029.  

  • Our take: China will dominate the market, but don’t write off established Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota… Read more (2 min)

Naamsa, the lobby group for motor vehicle manufacturers in South Africa, seeks to establish EV charging stations for the first time across the country. Its 120 charging stations will comprise a mix of slower AC chargers and faster DC chargers and will be deployed along the main national highways, connecting cities and entertainment zones.  

  • South Africa so far has fewer than 400 public EV charging stations. This stands in stark contrast to its 4,800 fuel stations.

  • Government approvals for establishing a charging station from scratch in South Africa can take years. Naamsa is seeking to partner with existing fuel stations to bypass delays.  

  • Our take: Naamsa can be the equivalent of Ionity in Europe where vehicle manufacturers co-invest in a charging network… Read more (2 min)

Uganda’s government faces a Ush 50 billion ($13 million) shortfall for the 2025/26 financial year to fund electric mobility projects. In this week’s opinion piece, Philemon Okillong, a research analyst at Makerere University, explains that the country should access climate finance to fund its electric mobility ambitions through international and local lobbying.  

  • Mr Okillong suggests securing funds from international institutions such as the Green Climate Fund and Climate Investment Funds, complemented by regional funders such as the African Development Bank.

  • Domestically, the government can issue its own green bonds to support EV infrastructure, while local e-mobility players can tap carbon markets to monetise emission reductions.  

  • Read the full opinion here… (2 min)

A rider cruising through Tanzania on Tilo’s electric three-wheeler 

Events

🗓️ Register for Lagos Startup Week in Nigeria (July 7)

🗓️ Attend the Southern African Transport Conference in South Africa (July 7)

🗓️ Participate in India-Africa Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya (July 17)

Jobs

🛠️ Apply for the Technical Sales Representative role at Rubicon (South Africa)

📦 Become a Procurement Officer at MAX (Nigeria)

🏍️ Join Zembo as a Product Manager (Uganda)

Various 

🧾 Read a report on Kenya’s second-life EV battery market

🚗 The 2026 Chery EQ7 electric car enters the Egyptian market

🚘 Nasr Automotive plans to produce its first electric vehicles this October

Seen on LinkedIn 

George Song’e, Assistant Treasurer of Electric Mobility Association of Kenya, says, “I have never understood why industry players with less than 4% market share think of competition being fellow EV players and not the 96%. This coupled with mistrust and politics stands in the way of us gathering clean data.”