Greening transport in Ghana: Transforming mobility with electric vehicles

SolarTaxi is a Ghanaian electric vehicle manufacturer founded in 2018 that designs, assembles, and leases low-cost solar-powered two-wheel and four-wheel vehicles. By utilizing an assembly plant in Accra with a mix of imported and local components, the company has achieved a 40% cost reduction, making its vehicles price-competitive with used foreign imports. The business has created over 100 full-time jobs and maintains a workforce where 70% are engineers, 90% of whom are women. SolarTaxi provides training through a driver academy and has secured contracts to supply solar electric buses to Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire. Its vehicles are currently used for deliveries by companies such as Jumia and Bolt in Accra.

• SolarTaxi reduces the cost of its electric vehicles by 40% compared to imported alternatives by assembling products in Accra using a combination of locally sourced and imported materials.
• The company has a significant focus on gender diversity in engineering; 70% of its workforce are engineers, and 90% of those engineers are women.
• SolarTaxi has generated more than 100 full-time jobs and supports further employment through its products, noting that the production of ten bikes per day creates one delivery job.
• The company is expanding its geographic reach beyond Ghana, having secured contracts to provide solar electric buses to Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
• In Accra, SolarTaxi's electric bikes are utilized by e-hailing and courier services, specifically Jumia and Bolt, for eco-friendly order deliveries.

APA

FSD Africa (n.d.). Greening transport in Ghana: Transforming mobility with electric vehicles. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-SolarTaxi-05.10.2023.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. Greening transport in Ghana: Transforming mobility with electric vehicles. n.d. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-SolarTaxi-05.10.2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafricandgreening, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{Greening transport in Ghana: Transforming mobility with electric vehicles}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FSD-Africa-Impact-SolarTaxi-05.10.2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }