Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government is working on a policy framework of using electric vehicles for public transport in Ghana.
To him, electric vehicles are the future and “will drastically reduce the cost of transportation as the major components of the cost is fuel and spare parts.”
“It will also reduce carbon emissions” he continued.
Upon his visit to the Solar Taxi, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was impressed by the work being produced by the company.
Solar Taxi is a wholly owned Ghanaian assembler of electric vehicles and the third-largest electric vehicle assembler in Africa.
The assembling company is a manufacturer of electric motorcycles, cars, and buses.
They can also convert existing internal combustion engine vehicles to electric ones.
Sharing his thoughts about the company on his Facebook wall, Dr. Bawamia said “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.”
“I asked Metro Mass, STC and Ayalolo to take advantage of the opportunity to acquire more buses,” he emphasized.
He also shared his administration of the workforce of the company.
According to him, the average age of people working for Solar Taxi is 26 and 90% of their engineers are female.
He explains that “Solar Taxi, through its bankers, also provides financing for its motorcycles, cars and buses without collateral.
All they require is your Ghana Card ID and they will give you a vehicle which you can pay for over time.”
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Source: Nyameyie Panyin Pinkrah/ATLFMNEWS
