We Drove 700KM With an Electric Vehicle in Kenya. Crazy Fuel Price.

Drove 350km in an electric car from Nairobi through Nakuru to Kisumu and back. It’s hard to fathom that this is our future.
A huge thanks to @evchaja for inviting @afrikan_traveller, @karanja_mathu and your boy @ken.thedroneguy for this experience.
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[@beatricebolger9824]

African Traveler nice to see you again good content. Love from Philadephia Pennsylvania.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Appreciate the support. Feels great to be back.

[@ConnectsLogTv]

Kenya’s 🇰🇪 scenery and road network amazing .. Exactly the fuel prices are on the high end now even in Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@janetwambui9234]

Always nice to watch. But I wish you had mics. Struggled to hear most of the video overall great video and scenic views. Thanks and God bless

[@georgemwaniki]

Get individual mics for everyone participating so that we can here you guys better

[@morrismwaniki7209]

Good work!!

[@berualex8161]

understand the weather is gloomy lakini jo do something about lighting and sound of your mikes otherwise great content keep it up

[@arvindmorjaria2]

Cool - always introducing new things and places...

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Kabisa

[@adeizayusuf]

Thank God for journey mercy. I enjoyed the video.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Glad you enjoyed it. God so us through the journey and Back.

[@dwamburu1]

Where have you been man? I was starting to wonder what happened to you but it's good to see you back to the grind.

[@peterotieno6611]

Thanks for sharing this...heading to westlanda to taste that food as well. Anyway been VW (quality vehicle) driver for long nice to see it's working well

[@skippertv1056]

Great content. Interested in a follow up of the tesla you showed us in 2021 or more electric car content.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Let try to see if we can get an opportunity for a follow up feature.

[@oscarkamanda3301]

This is why I subscribed to the channel three years ago

[@OsmanK699]

Content fiiaan kaka braza..

[@maureenburrell5452]

The. Scenery. Was. Very. Beautiful. As nd. Relaxing

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mezinanyaafrica3228]

Thank you for testing Kenyan roads with EVs ...great job

[@nickomondi5542]

Big up to the D.O.P🔥🔥🔥

[@RealTBTKenya]

Awesome showcase there 👏 @3:34 The German machines don't disappoint: you ask for a turn signal as usual, they give you some wipers instead 😂😅

[@AfrikanTraveller]

🤣🤣🤣 German Machine has to be different

[@thedroneguy_ke]

😂 how true. And wipers are a by the way.

[@citictechnologies4470]

Wonderful...guys make a vedio on manual car❤

[@charlesnjoroge9148]

Your sound was so poor wanted audible info from that guy

[@christineotieno7880]

Travelling during maandamano is madness. Good video though.

[@auditorynerd9138]

The issue with these cars is the reliability and cost of keeping them on the road.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

You actually saves way more even with service for the car. You can expound more.

[@u-know-this]

The biggest issue is replacing the battery recycling it when it dies in 5 or so years. Hopefully we will have recycling companies come up

[@auditorynerd9138]

@@u-know-this also, how much does the battery go for? Pretty penny I bet.

[@RoyOdhiambo]

@@auditorynerd9138 Taking this specific car i.e VW e-golf, the cost of a new battery is 23,500 US Dollars, which would translate to 3,718,875 Kenyan Shillings...and that's minus shipping and import duty fees. Keep in mind that most electric vehicles will need a replacement at around the ten year mark although this may vary depending on how regularly the car is used. You should also note that as you keep using the car, the battery's full capacity keeps reducing just like it happens with phones so that as the years pass, each full charge will keep giving you less and less kilometers of range.

[@jambatvee3803]

Nice to see you again John and crew. Great to see the EV tech adoption in KE, hopefully it will grow like wildfire like in mobile phone times. Much love from Washington DC Metro. of course thanks for stopping over home town Nakuru…curious how many KWs those chargers are and the connections they support. Toka kidogo tukutembeze huku kwa Biden.

[@AfrikanTraveller]

I hope so, too! 🙏. Thank you

[@mateliud26]

editor wako ni mnoma mwambie ah emphasis na keyframes and transitions ... other wise ngoma iko sawa...! great job AFRICAN TRAVELLER

[@mateliud26]

AUDIO PIA NOTCH.I GIVE YOU 9/10

[@peterzegon]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mustolourien5823]

The vehicle did not gain more milage, it recalculated the milage based on the changes on the road. Vile iliona ni downhill ikaona it will go further.

[@nicholastoo858]

What’s regen for if not for charging = more mileage?

[@mustolourien5823]

@@nicholastoo858 regenerative braking doesn't add that much, around 5 miles. Kuteremka Naivasha isn't that steep to gain much power. Am pretty sure the driver was still using the 'gas' pedal lightly.

[@voduor]

I thought so

[@michaelogolla]

Have a feeling the Evs Will reach all market segments in near future

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Hii Fuel Cost we can't catch up. Kenyans do adopt very fast.

[@michaelogolla]

@@AfrikanTraveller if the matatus adopt the e vehicle the better

[@moseskiplagat5940]

Very soon

[@stefanogizzler]

EVs have not reached a point to compete with fuel cars, How much did you pay for the electricity plus the time you wasted recharging?? The only breakthrough is if storage technologies advance to a level the same as fuel cars. Still some work left to be done. Aluminium Air Batteries could be the perfect solution.

[@Samuel_O_O]

Your statement might be true in Kenya but for NIO (an ev automaker) in China has battery swap stations that give you a fully charged battery in less than 3 minutes, in other parts of the world there are level 3 fast chargers that take a significantly shorter time to recharge. The hyundai kona electric has claimed range of 400km which would enable you to drive from Nairobi to Kisumu without making a charging stop. Most importantly is that Kenya is still far behind in the ev transition in comparison to other western counrties.

[@fixhubeverything6988]

The issue with EV is range anxiety and battery degradation especially on second hand vehicles, anything else reliability and maintenance will give you peace of mind

[@elizabethiradukunda1950]

🤣🤣 ICE vehicles also degrade.. nothing degrades more than fuel.. elec is the future

[@fixhubeverything6988]

@@elizabethiradukunda1950 most EV battery have a warrant of 10yrs which will set you back around half a million bob to replace, usisahao in Kenya we mostly import cars 8yrs old, it's too expensive to import a zero mileage car in Kenya. Do the maths

[@elizabethiradukunda1950]

@@fixhubeverything6988 most imported used cars have no manufacturer warranty anyway so that should not stop people from importing EV.. the future is EV and nothing is going to stop that - besides, battery prices will come drastically after 2027.. have you heard what chinese are doing with sodium batteries?

[@AmazingMania]

​@@fixhubeverything6988 cars will be imported as usual but the seller will have to install a new battery but the car will be 8 years old

[@eveh2193]

Love love love it! Global EV KZbinrs unite! Really loving the content!

[@Josemislredo]

how long is the charging time for this car?

[@mateliud26]

WHATS YOURVMUSIC BED..?

[@Josemislredo]

is this vehicle a single or dual motor machine?

[@kahugumuiruri9057]

Waiting for the numbers. The flexibility one has with normal fuel engines is already lost. My full tank will take me to Mombasa or Kisumu non stop. With thia one i have to waste 3 hours stopping somewhere to recharge. There 's a reason why the EV's have never gained traction in the markets, even where they are made.

[@moseskiplagat5940]

There are faster charging points that charge fully for 30 minutes then you can charge slower at home for longer . The present is electric.

[@kennedymukiri6919]

Hawatumii DC chargersbingecharge na 30mins. But overall. Utaenda non stop bt utapata umetumia kama 6k mafuta whereas. EV itacharge longer but utapata mse ametumia 1k.

[@licioussamuels]

What about battery degradation (in years) and the cost of replacement

[@AfrikanTraveller]

EVCHAJA would be in a better place to answer. Kindly DM them on Insta ama Chat them on YT

[@thedroneguy_ke]

So glad you asked this. It’s partially addressed in the second video but like @Afrikan_Traveller said, @EVCHAJA is in the best position to answer any questions you may have.

[@MwatsVet94]

How much does it cost to charge and how many times do you have to charge for a 1000 km journey?

[@RoyOdhiambo]

On a full charge, the most maxed out version of the electric car (VW e-Golf), has a range of 280 miles given optimum conditions i.e weather etc... so we can assume a real world range of about 250km on a full charge. That would mean charging it at least four times for a 1000km trip. As for how much it costs to charge, the battery capacity of this specific vehicle is 35.8 KWh. The current rate of electricity from Kenya power to consumers is about 33.33 Shs per KWh. That means to fully charge it using ordinary home power would cost you 1,198 Shs or 1,200 Shs if rounded off. Multiply the 1,200 by 4 for the full 1000km journey and you have an electricity cost of 4,800 Shs. The catch however is that if you are going to charge it using ordinary home power, each charging session will last at least 6 hours. So in your trip you'll have to factor in like 24 hours that will be spent charging the car.

[@gyeboor1270]

Something odd about all these electric mobility companies and marketers in Kenya. You all speak a lot but stop shy of answering the most important questions for potential customers and viewers.. BEI! PESA, PRICES COST....Money! You post and advertize all over the place and hide or go mum on the most crucial information. I have seen it with the e bike companies... It is tiring to listen to these fellows go on and on and on without giving the bottomline. Why the secrecy? And no< I am not filling out a questionnaire with personal information, like residence, email and tel number for "somebody to get back to me" no no no.. data mining nonsense

[@TravelEat-Delicacies]

Who said picketing belongs to the young? Article 37 doesn’t stipulate the age.

[@thedroneguy_ke]

😂😂😂

[@Gisura]

Ukiwa ushago iishe charge, utahitaji generator ya diesel kuicharge ama???

[@george_kimani]

Unaomba stima kwa neighbor kama kwenyu hakuna

[@nicholastoo858]

Total cost and kw used for the trip?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

@EVCHAJA please help us on this.

[@nicholastoo858]

@@AfrikanTravellerI saw the dash showing 8km per khw. Kisumu to Nrb is 341 km. 341 / 8 = 42 kWh. Assuming domestic KPLC cost per kWh is KES 31. 42 kWh x 31 = KES 1,302 for one way trip. My car (6 cylinder bmw) does 12.8 km/l when driving economically, or 8.8 when pressing. It would consume 26 liters when driving light, or 39 liters when pressing. Costing 5,070 or 7,605 @ 195 per liter. ICE is only useful for overlanding, that is exploring remote towns etc… Only drawbacks for battery EV is charger network, charging speed and replacing the battery at the end of its life. Imagine if you found another ev charging in Nakuru. I think hydrogen will be the future. Fast fill up, not heavy, no need to haul all that battery weight. Just need to figure economical hydrogen production.

[@voduor]

@@nicholastoo858 nice calculations there on economic perspective

[@gyeboor1270]

Cant break the laws of physics bro. Don't push it. At Naivasha from Nairobi, you are at approximately 100Kilometers If you travel down hill, throughout you gain energy which you have to pay back on the return journey.. Were you to turn round and drive back to your point of departure, it would be uphill all the way

[@jetjumbo2129]

Maandamano is protest bro

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Well noted ✅️

[@NjorogeGATEITEI]

Kwani watu hawakusoma English. Ama slaying in school?😊

[@Nick91377]

Very poor camera work

[@nicholastoo858]

18:17 How is it that he's never been to Nakuru? Diaspora?

[@AfrikanTraveller]

Was also surprised 😅😅😅

[@thedroneguy_ke]

❤ lol. Makosa ni yangu. The full story of how I’ve never been there is coming soon.

[@nicholastoo858]

@@thedroneguy_ke Waiting

[@fixhubeverything6988]

Maajabu 😅

[@NjorogeGATEITEI]

@@AfrikanTravellerjamaa wa muchatha mariguini next to the river

[@Juma.O]

Demonstration is not rioting bro.