VW tests its electric Golfs in Rwanda

The e-Golf takes an hour to fully charge on 40kw per hour, which lasts a distance of 230km. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

Rwanda has partnered with German carmaker Volkswagen to test the reliability of the electric Golf cars in Africa, in its push to become the region’s industrial hub.

The e-Golfs were unveiled last week at the Kigali Convention Centre and are part of a campaign to cut vehicle emissions—which falls into Volkswagen’s plans to go fully electric by 2030 and Rwanda’s targets for net-zero emissions by 2050.