Insights

The most complete picture of Africa's EV market, in one place.

Adoption figures are only part of the story. As the continent's intelligence platform, we track the market end to end — infrastructure, manufacturing, policy, capital, and the people building it — not just sales numbers.

Coverage Areas

What we track.

Ten dimensions of the market, continuously monitored. Some are fully live; others are actively being built out — marked accordingly.

Tracked

Charging Infrastructure

Fewer than 1,000 stations across the 26 countries currently tracked serve an estimated 400,000+ EVs — infrastructure, not demand, is the binding constraint in most markets.

Building coverage

Repair & Maintenance Ecosystem

The technician training, parts supply, and service networks required to keep EV fleets running long after the sale.

Tracked

Local Assembly & Manufacturing

Morocco leads with Renault/Dacia Spring production alongside Neo Motors' local assembly; Egypt is in CKD discussions with Volkswagen.

Partial coverage

Battery Supply Chains & Recycling

Africa supplies ~77% of global cobalt and ~80% of platinum — upstream is well documented. End-of-life recycling infrastructure is a priority gap we're closing.

Tracked

Policy & Regulation

Ethiopia's 2024 ban on new ICE vehicle imports is the most aggressive intervention on the continent to date; Morocco pairs incentives with industrial strategy.

Building coverage

Investment & Funding

Equity, debt, and blended finance flowing into African mobility ventures — and where the funding gaps remain.

Tracked — see Network

Market Readiness by Country

Which of the 54 markets are structurally ready for EV adoption today, and which aren't yet. Full breakdown on the Network page.

Tracked

Consumer Adoption & Fleet Electrification

Two- and three-wheelers are the clear leading edge — Kenya's registrations are up roughly 2,700% since 2022, almost entirely in this segment.

Building coverage

Industry Players & Emerging Technology

Who's building — OEMs, charging networks, battery innovators — and which technologies are gaining ground first.

Tracked — see Network

Comparative Country Analysis

Head-to-head reads on how markets stack up against each other, region by region. Explore it on the Network page.

Key Figures

Six numbers that anchor the market today.

Market Growth
~25,000
New EV sales across Africa in 2025

Up from roughly 4,000 in 2023 — a more than six-fold increase in two years, led by Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa, which together account for nearly 70% of regional sales.

Source: IEA Global EV Outlook 2026
Global Context
20M+
EVs sold worldwide in 2025

25% of every new car sold globally was electric. Africa's ~25,000 units represent a fraction of a percent of that total — the scale of the gap is the scale of the opportunity.

Source: IEA Global EV Outlook 2026
Mineral Supply
77%
Of global cobalt production is African

Alongside ~80% of platinum and ~51% of manganese — Africa doesn't just stand to benefit from the EV transition, it supplies the raw materials it runs on.

Source: IEA
Concentration Risk
~70%
Of global cobalt comes from DR Congo alone

A single country carries structural weight in the global battery supply chain — and with it, outsized exposure to policy, infrastructure, and governance risk.

Source: IEA; African Development Bank
Infrastructure Gap
<1,000
Charging stations across 26 tracked countries

Serving a fleet of 400,000+ electric vehicles — cars, two/three-wheelers, and buses combined. Infrastructure, not demand, is the binding constraint.

Source: UNECA 2026 Economic Report on Africa
Who's Moving Fastest
Morocco3.4% EV penetration (2026 proj.) — local battery gigafactory underway
KenyaRegistrations up ~2,700% (2022–2025), led by two/three-wheelers
EthiopiaICE import ban since 2024 — adoption figures disputed between sources
Source: EV24.africa; CSIS; Energy for Growth Hub

This is a snapshot. The full country-by-country breakdown — including data confidence ratings — lives on the Network page.