Getting EVs off the ground: The Supreme Council for Vehicle Manufacturing yesterday approved in principle two initiatives proposed by local startups ShiftEV and BluEV aimed at accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles in Egypt, cabinet said in a statement yesterday.

Encouraging vehicle owners to convert: ShiftEV wants to convert 100k fuel-powered vehicles — including 80k pickup trucks and 20k minivans — into EVs over five years, and proposed granting incentives to the first 10k vehicles in order to encourage adoption. ShiftEV converts standard petrol-fueled vehicles into EVs using made-in-Egypt lithium-ion battery packs

This is a start: The company signed an agreement with Nestle Egypt to convert the company’s logistics fleet to EVs on Monday, Al Mal reported.

BluEV wants all light EV owners on its platform: Local e-mobility platform BluEV proposed requiring owners of light EVs to create an account on its platform to gain access to its smart batteries network and access its e-pay services. BlueEV is a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) company that operates a network of lithium-ion battery swapping stations for two- and three-wheeled EVs.

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