DURING the opening of the First Session of the 14th National Assembly last week, President Hakainde Hichilema announced that government had resolved to phase out fossil-fuel powered vehicles from government institutions in preference for electric vehicles. “Given the instability in global fuel supply caused by geopolitical tensions, this Government has resolved that all Government institutions will now acquire only electric vehicles,” he said, adding that government would invest in charging infrastructure across the country in partnership with the private sector. This is a commendable and progressive move. Electric cars can be a game changer. Once this policy is properly implemented, electric vehicles could do to the fuel sector what solar is increasingly doing to dependence on the national electricity grid...
