Electric buses are transforming Senegal public transport, and nowhere is that clearer than in the capital of Dakar, where travel times have been cut in half
Not mentioned in this fluffy article is that the buses will have been acquired (possibly using loans) from China and were made possible by the massive investments in green tech that only China is bothering to do. Meanwhile, off the coast of Senegal, Chinese industrial fishing boats are pillaging the seas and depriving local fisherfolk of their livelihood. So it’s a mixed bag, but the electrification of the world’s urban transit is a massive deal and China deserves credit for this.
Not mentioned in this fluffy article is that the buses will have been acquired (possibly using loans) from China and were made possible by the massive investments in green tech that only China is bothering to do. Meanwhile, off the coast of Senegal, Chinese industrial fishing boats are pillaging the seas and depriving local fisherfolk of their livelihood. So it’s a mixed bag, but the electrification of the world’s urban transit is a massive deal and China deserves credit for this.