The good old Mother Earth is quickly making an amazing shift to electric and hybrid cars. Tech and auto are consummating their new-found love, and we are gleefully enjoying the buffet.
I recently came across an interesting article about EVs. Surprisingly, a man accidentally unlocked and drove off with another man’s Tesla using the Tesla app. Unique times we are in.
Electric and hybrid cars are the future. If the uptake statistics are anything to go by, the future is edging out the present at a breathtaking rate. Being an enthusiast of car fora, I have come across countless reviews and articles about this or that electric car.
This long-term online and physical exposure to the automobile industry may have blinded me. I thought I knew a lot about electric and hybrid cars and, the surrounding technology. However, I am getting nasty butts of facts each new day.
The Enlightenment: Electric and Hybrid Cars
My first encounter with a hybrid car in Kenya was over a year ago. I had visited my buddy in one of Nairobi’s leafy suburbs. I excused myself to go to the local watering hole to get his favorite gin as a sign of affluence.
On my way back, walking in the middle of one of the estate ‘closes’ I unexpectedly noticed a car grille right behind me. I almost dropped the affluent gift.
Shock on me, the car was a hybrid Toyota Prius. As sure as the sky is blue, the car was as quiet as a woman the first day and a half after she was married. Normally you can tell a car is approaching from kilometers away, especially in my hometown of Nyathuna, Kiambu.
Seeing how perplexed I was despite my larger-than-life posture, the kind driver stopped. He humbly apologized and even gave a review of the technology around electric and hybrid cars. Being the keyboard gearhead I was, I was amazed by my admirable ignorance, and this picked my interest. I will be discussing findings, and research from my experiences.
We are yet to catch on to the EV bandwagon. However, it is just a matter of time before electric cars become mainstream in this part of the world. Scroll through our blog for more on hybrid and electric cars in the region and beyond.
