1、WORKING PAPER|Version 1.0|May 2025|1WR I AFR ICAWR I AFR ICAWR I AFR ICAWR I AFR ICAWORKING PAPERAssessing supply chain barriers to and opportunities for advancing road transport electrification in KenyaAmos Mwangi,Iman Abubaker,Japheth Kipkirui,and Anna OurslerCONTENTSExecutive summary.1Introductio

2、n.4About this working paper.4Methodology.5Findings.6Market assessment:What vehicles do Kenyans drive?How do they finance them?.7Where do the vehicles Kenyans drive come from?.11Electric mobility investments.11Summary of supply chain barriers to electrification.12What is Kenyas government doing to pr

3、omote electrification of transport?.16What isnt Kenyas government doing that it could be doing?.17How does Kenyas policy environment compare with policies in China,India,and Rwanda to mainstream EVs?.18Recommendations:Opportunities for electrification.20Conclusions.22Endnotes.23References.23Acknowle

4、dgments.27Working Papers contain preliminary research,analysis,findings,and recommendations.They are circulated to stimulate timely discussion and critical feedback,and to influence ongoing debate on emerging issues.Suggested Citation:Mwangi,A.,I.Abubaker,J.Kipkirui,and A.Oursler.2025.“Assessing sup

5、ply chain barriers to and opportunities for advancing road transport electrification in Kenya.”Working Paper.Addis Ababa:WRI Africa.Available online at doi.org/10.46830/wriwp.23.00088.Highlights Kenyas transport sector is the second-greatest contributor to the countrys greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions,a

6、ccounting for 13 percent of total emissions.Over 75 percent of Kenyans can access clean energy,so switching to electric vehicles(EVs)could help Kenya curb air pollu-tion and reach its decarbonization goals.But far fewer than 1 percent of vehicles sold in Kenya annually are electric.This working pape