Call for Improved Public Awareness on Electric Vehicles in Tanzania

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• He explains that most Tanzanians currently purchase petrol-powered vehicles manufactured between 2002 and 2009 because they are considerably cheaper.
• Electric vehicles, however, are largely 2024 and 2025 models, placing them in a price category that many households cannot afford.
• He also welcomes the government’s decision to reduce import duty on selected electric vehicles from 25 per cent to 10 per cent but believes additional incentives and financing mechanisms are needed to stimulate demand.
• An electric vehicle can travel from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma on electricity costing about 30,000/-, something that is impossible to achieve with a petrol-powered vehicle for the same amount,” he said.
• Charging an electric vehicle for the approximately 450-kilometre journey between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma costs about 30,000/- compared with roughly 120,000/- in petrol for a conventional vehicle consuming around 30.