Key facts regarding EV batteries in Uganda:
High replacement costs ($5,000–$20,000) are heavily influenced by USD/UGX exchange rates, and importing requires specialized handling.
The government has exempted EV batteries and components from 18% VAT, improving affordability
With fast-charging stations now operational, the government is taking a direct lead in sustainable mobility through its energy policy and efficiency initiatives.
Uganda is moving toward electric vehicles (EVs) to address pollution and reduce transportation costs. With over 3,000 EVs on its roads and 90% of its electricity coming from renewable sources, the country is building infrastructure to support this shift.
Bro, Uganda is unique and it’s just that we don’t know Uganda, we don’t study about uganda as Ugandans, we don’t travel Uganda.
Countries tap into their uniqueness and uganda hasn’t.
Read below!
I handle tourists and each fills a form and I have read forms for 24yrs and yes, they will complain about things we need to improve but are always shocked about how unique uganda is.
Oh what Uganda has, every country in the world has, even some class seemingly educated Ugandans say!
Does every country in the world have the following? Just examples!
1- The source to the longest river in the world?
2- the best rafting opportunities in terms of 2 to 3 days?
3- the most powerful water falls in the world, where the whole of the passes through a canyon 7m wide, falling 43m deep, rumbling on a length of 120m long?
4- The world capital primates, Kibale! 795 Sq kilometers with highest concentration of primates in the world. 13 species?
5- Bwindi and mgahinga host 54% of the world mountain gorillas?
6- world largest mountain caldera( on Mountain Elgon)
7 - how many other countries on the continent have 165 lakes and rivers?
8- how many countries in the world have 2 planting seasons? Which means 2 rain seasons even in the region?
9- how many countries in the world have 85% of its land arable?
10- how many countries in the world with a buffet like that of uganda?
11- how many countries have as sweet fruits like those of uganda?
12- how many countries have as friendly people as Ugandans ?
13- How many countries have Rwenzori ranges( 16 mountains on one range, 5 of them of amongst the highest 10 points in Africa, google and learn). Guys with permanent snow on the equator)
13- how many countries have a big portion of the worlds largest tropical lake with 84 islands called ssese islands, 53 called the buvuma and so many others?
14- how many countries can claim 11% of the world species of birds like Uganda?
15- how many countries can claim to have an average 28 degrees of weather in the world? This is the biggest tourism attraction in the world.
15- uganda has the most inland freshwater in Africa, probably the world size against fresh water.
16 how many countries in the world can claim to have as many tradition dances like those of uganda? Even in the neighborhood?
I can write about uganda the whole day!
Our problem is our bad education system that teaches us about everywhere else and almost nothing about uganda.
So we have educate people who aren’t educated about Uganda, their education can’t help us help develop because it has nothing to do with understanding uganda.
We also mix our sentiments about politics with what uganda is! I don’t like M7 or Bobi therefore, I don’t like Uganda, really?
With all the above, does uganda need aid? Can’t we debate what financial value each of the above can bring to uganda?
Yes we have infrastructural issues, but emotions won’t change that at all, we can position the above so we can earn to work on our needs, be it hospitals, schools, roads etc.
This is what our economist should be discussing, our politicians should be discussing. It’s the real politics?
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Nothing beats standing beside the world’s most powerful waterfall and feeling the Nile’s energy beneath your feet.
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