EVchaja Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Iyadi Iyadi on Wednesday, April 5, revealed that he spends an average of Ksh1,500 per month on his vehicle.
During an interview, he detailed that he opted to settle for an electric vehicle after years of driving a fuel-powered car that required a minimum monthly expenditure of Ksh15,000.
The CEO noted that the electric vehicle of the Volkswagen model only saw him spend Ksh1,500 in electricity charges.
Iyadi also acknowledged that the vehicle rarely required maintenance and in the event of any, it was cost-friendly.
"The battery for this car is 35Kwh which is like 35 units. The maximum amount you can use is 30 units and a unit is like a litre. So you can say that the car uses 30 litres of fuel," he stated.
However, he acknowledged that the electric vehicles were priced higher than their fuel counterparts even as he maintained their benefits.
"It takes a lot of knowledge and conversations to change people's minds. Even though the prices of the vehicles may be higher compared to the fuel-powered ones, in the long term they will get their return on investment," he noted.
On the other hand, Iyani stated that he had to learn about electric vehicles for efficiency when driving.
He encouraged Kenyans to adopt green vehicles which were more cost-effective even as he urged the government to support the new sector.
Some of the interventions he recommended were tax reliefs of EV infrastructure such as chargers.
Regarding his company, he noted that they offered electric charger services including home installations. He stated that they also had free charging services for some of their customers as they pilot the project.
According to data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), there were 350 registered vehicles in the country as of 2022.
The government targets to have 200,000 green cars in the country by 2025.
