The government has launched new vehicle registration number plates colored green for motorists who own electric vehicles and motorbikes to promote faster adoption of electric vehicles in Kenya.
Speaking on Wednesday during the launch of the e-mobility policy dubbed Draft National Electric Mobility Policy In Nairobi, Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that the green plates would help create awareness and encourage more people to shift to e-mobility.
“To promote faster adoption of EVs, we have begun the process of assigning green-coloured number plates to all-electric vehicles, including two-wheelers,” he stated.
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Further, Murkomen said the new policy will guide the development of electric mobility in all transportation modes, including roads, rail, air, and maritime, with the long-term goal of replacing the current government vehicles with EVs.
He noted that motorists with number plates in different shades of green such as the county enforcement officers, would have to apply for new number plates.
“We are talking to the Cabinet a proposal for a phased fleet replacement programme for all GoK vehicles from internal combustion engines to EVs.”
“This will, in the long run, save taxpayers billions of shillings on fuelling and other maintenance costs, not to mention the immense environmental benefits that come from the shift.”
The CS underscored the environmental benefits of shifting to e-mobility, saying it would significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the petroleum import bill currently at Kes .628.4 billion, and promote local manufacturing, thus creating jobs for Kenyans.
