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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has developed a concept paper to prepare for the imminent deployment of Electric Vehicles on the Zambian market. ERB Senior Manager Electricity, Stephen Mwiinga says the Board will be holding a stakeholder engagement next month to discuss the Electric Vehicle industry in Zambia.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mwiinga says one of the issues that will be addressed at the meeting is the development of building standards that will see new public infrastructure such as Shopping Malls incorporate charging bays for Electric Vehicles.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a separate interview, Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA)Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga , said the institution has already started putting up the regulatory framework and standards for Electric Vehicles.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mubanga said the Agency is in talks with the African Organisation for Standardization to learn best practices of regulating Electric Vehicles. Meanwhile, Toyota Zambia Marketing Manager Michael Daka said Government should give incentives to the Electric Vehicle industry for it to get established in the country.<\/p>\n

Zambia will have a comparative advantage in the manufacturing of electric vehicles because it is one the biggest producer of copper and cobalt a key component in the manufacturing of electric car batteries.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has developed a concept paper to prepare for the imminent deployment of Electric Vehicles on the Zambian market. ERB Senior Manager Electricity, Stephen Mwiinga says the Board will be holding a stakeholder engagement next month to discuss the Electric Vehicle industry in Zambia. 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