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Rwanda has become the first African country to introduce Volkswagen electric car.
This has been as a result of a joint agreement between two firms, Volkswagen and Siemens to conduct electric mobility feasibility project.
According to a statement from Apo, the pilot Project part of Moving Rwanda Initiative; Four e-Golfs and one charging station for the initial phase of the pilot project; e-Golfs added into the Volkswagen Mobility Solutions fleet
In June 2018, Volkswagen opened Rwanda’s first car plant with a factory based in Kigali. The $20 million investment was designed to create up to 1000 jobs for the country.
The new pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced today by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara Africa Region, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Right Honourable Dr. Edouard Ngirente.…