EV Voices

A diverse cohort of Fellows and experts examining the deeper—and often overlooked—dynamics shaping Africa’s electric mobility transition.

Their work goes beyond headline debates on electrification to explore how EVs intersect with public health, affordability, industrial strategy, safety, and the broader energy and development ecosystem. Through grounded analysis and original perspectives, EV Voices surfaces the questions, trade-offs, and design choices that will determine whether electric mobility advances inclusive, sustainable, and economically transformative outcomes across African contexts.

Featured Experts

June Lukuyu

Air Quality and the Case for EVs in Africa
June’s fellowship will make the case for centering air quality and public health, rather than carbon metrics alone, in Africa’s EV agenda. Her work highlights gaps in transport-related air pollution data and metrics, and proposes innovative strategies to better measure and address the health impacts of Africa’s current and future vehicle fleets.
Joel Nana

Rethinking Urban Transport Transformation
Joel takes a systems-level view of Africa's urban mobility transition, examining electric mobility within the broader context of road safety, public transport, livelihoods, and urban planning. His work argues that electrification must be integrated into wider efforts to build safe, inclusive, and sustainable urban transport systems.
Tom Courtright

Kenya’s E-Mobility Transition in Context
Tom’s fellowship examines how Kenya’s emerging e-mobility ecosystem interacts with existing transport systems. Through deep dives into vehicle imports, local value addition, and EV-driven shifts in financing and ownership structures, he will map how the ICE-to-EV transition is reshaping value creation, agency, and inclusion across Kenya’s transport economy.
Bessie Noll

EV Costs & Affordability in Africa
Bessie’s fellowship examines the economics of electric mobility in Africa, with a focus on cost, affordability, and value for money across different market contexts. Drawing on her research on EV cost-effectiveness, she clarifies the real drivers of affordability in African markets and identifies where policy and innovation can most effectively lower costs and expand access.