February 14, 2025

Egypt’s Infinity to set up 800 charging stations in 2025

February 13, 2025

Egyptian electric mobility company Infinity EV is aiming to build 800 electric vehicle charging stations in the country in 2025. The company has established 200 stations across 16 governorates, providing more than 700 charging points. The new stations will increase the company’s network to 1,000 by the end of the year.

  • Infinity, the largest EV charging company in Egypt, has begun the search for property owners in target locations willing to partner with it to establish the stations.

  • All Infinity charging stations are equipped to charge at least 2 electric vehicles simultaneously, while some stations allow charging up to 6 vehicles. 

  • Our take: Infinity has its work cut out to identify well-trafficked areas such as fuel filling stations, supermarkets, shopping malls, hotels, and major highway rest stops to put up the new charging stations... Read more (2 min)

United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD), a South African wholesale distributor of medicine, has added 42 electric Maxus eDeliver 3 panel vans to its fleet. The vans were imported by electric mobility start-up Everlectric. UPD will roll out the vans in the provinces of Gauteng and Western Cape. 

  • UPD plans to add a further 36 electric vans to its fleet in later this year. The vans will be deployed in Gauteng, which is South Africa’s most populous province.

  • The company plans to also deploy an undisclosed number of electric vans in 2026. That rollout will include coastal cities Gqeberha in Port Elizabeth and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province.

  • Our take: By converting their fleets from fuel vehicles, corporate entities like UPD, which enjoy economies of scale, have a key role to play in accelerating the adoption of EVs in Africa… Read more (2 min)

African electric mobility companies are bolstering their capacity to produce EVs locally, spurring a race for the continent’s top engineering talents. Our analysis shows that nearly a third (30.5%) of jobs posted by EV firms are engineering & production roles. Hiring for finance & risk experts is minimal, raising the fatal risk of capital misallocation.

  • Africa’s e-mobility firms prioritise engineering and product development (18.6%), sales and business development (16.3%), and operations and fleet management (16.3%). Only 7% of roles focus on finance and risk.

  • North and West Africa e-mobility hiring accounted for 65% in the last month. However, West Africa lacks strong engineering hiring while North Africa lacks research and development roles. South Africa’s lower job share suggests a lag in mass e-mobility adoption.

  • Our take: Explore the latest e-mobility job opportunities being offered and see where the industry is heading—click here to view the listings..

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Winnie Wekesa, Fleet Manager at Knights Energy, poses with electric two-wheelers in Kenya

Events

🗓️ Nigeria hosts West Africa Automotive Show (May 13)

🗓️ Agora hosts Transforming Africa's Transport webinar (Feb 18)

🗓️ Africa E-Mobility Alliance hosts webinar on carbon credits in e-mobility (Feb 27)

Various 

📜CFAO MOBILITY launches OMODA E5 Electric in Morocco

🏆 Electric three-wheelers set to be rolled out in Sierra Leone

📝 Check out the eight favourable options in SA’s electric light commercial vehicles

Seen on LinkedIn 

Chris Kaiser, Vice President of Business Operations at Sona Energy Solutions, says, “Majority of EV drivers have no clue about charging curves and how they affect fast charging speeds. All they hear is a max charging speed spouted by an EV OEM and think that's all that matters.”

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