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to provide customised mobility service. The
plan is to increase the number of electric
cars to 50 units and 15 charging stations,
depending on the outcomes of the pilot
project. The drivers and technicians who
will be working with the electric cars have
received specialised training in preparation
for the launch of the pilot project.
“Africa’s youth need sustainable jobs and
better prospects for a future in their home
countries,” said Dr Gerd Müller, German
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation
and Development.
“Therefore, German development
cooperation supports innovative ideas for
vocational education and environmentally
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friendly mobility concepts for African cities.
In this respect, initiatives such as Moving
Rwanda are yet another step towards
implementing the Marshall Plan with Africa.”
The electric mobility project was developed
within the Moving Rwanda initiative,
a cooperation between Volkswagen,
Siemens, SAP and Inros Lackner and the
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. GIZ
supported the e-mobility project by bringing
together relevant partners from the private
and public sector and by advising on the
development benefits of the project.
The Moving Rwanda Initiative was
established as the result of Volkswagen’s
initial investment in Rwanda, which saw the
launch of Africa’s first Integrated Mobility
Solutions business in June 2018.
Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda
offers mobility solutions services such as
ride-hailing and corporate car sharing. The
services are offered on the Move App, an
innovative IT mobility solution which was
developed by a local IT start-up company,
Awesomity Lab.
The services are offered using a fleet of
vehicles assembled at Volkswagen Rwanda’s
assembly facility in Kigali.
Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda
now has a fleet of more than 200 vehicles
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