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Gov't working on using electric vehicles for public transport - Bawumia

By Vincent Ashitey
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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the future of transportation lies in electric vehicles and government is working on a policy framework of using electric vehicles for public transport in Ghana.

He said this move will drastically reduce the cost of transportation as the major components of the cost is fuel and spare parts and also contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions.

Bawumia made these remarks during a visit to SolarTaxi, a Ghanaian startup that assembles electric vehicles and stands as the third largest electric vehicle assembler in Africa.

"It was a pleasure to take a ride in one of their buses which can travel from Accra to Kumasi without need for a recharge of the batteries. They are also able to convert existing internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles." 
 

SolarTaxi manufactures motorcycles, cars, and buses.

All they require is your GhanaCard ID and they will give you a vehicle which you can pay for over time.

The average age of people working for Solar Taxi is 26 and 90 percent of their engineers are female.

"I asked Metro Mass, STC and Ayalolo to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire more buses. Congratulations to SolarTaxi. Proud of you. The sky is the limit. It is possible!" the Vice President added.