Technolgy

EV's reduce CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels associated with many other forms of travel

This lever is set at AMBITION LEVEL:

This lever allows you to the decide how our cars and vans are powered by setting an ambition level for light vehicle technology by 2050, ranging from level 1 (minimum effort) to level 4 (maximum effort).

Kenya primarily relies on petrol and diesel for its vehicles, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions. Electric cars offer a more energy-efficient option, but they are currently pricier and face limited charging infrastructure. Nevertheless, electric cars produce zero emissions at the tailpipe and have lower overall emissions if charged with renewable energy. Besides electrification, alternative methods to reduce emissions include hydrogen-powered vehicles (emitting only water) and hybrid engines (combining fossil fuels and electrically charged batteries). However, hybrid engines offer a smaller decarbonization benefit.

Almost no electric cars are used. The majority of cars continue to be fuelled by fossil fuels.

Around half of cars are electric, with part of society transitioning over to electric vehicles and strong investment in electric vehicle infrastructure including charge points.

Around 95% of cars are electric, with the large majority of car owners switching to electric.

All cars are electric, with scrappage schemes to remove remaining petrol and diesel cars from the road.

Interaction with other levers

For electric vehicles to have the greatest effect in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, they must use low-carbon electricity which needs to be generated using the Electricity levers for nuclear and renewables, or the Carbon Capture lever to decarbonise electricity produced from fossil fuels.