Automatic battery swapping cabinet development for scalability of e-mobility in Uganda

自动电池交换柜开发，以提高乌干达电动汽车的可扩展性

• 批准号: 10080435
• 金额: $ 86.3万
• 依托单位: ION VENTURES LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10080435
• 关键词: Automatic; battery; swapping; cabinet; development

Uganda is one of the 10 fastest growing economies in Africa with a GDP growth rate of 6.5% (2019) and its capital's population is projected to reach 4.1M by 2024\. Motorcycle taxis, known in East Africa as boda-bodas, are the most popular form of transportation in the country, as they are fast and easily accessible. About 70% of the population uses them on a regular basis. They are currently up to 200,000 boda-bodas in Kampala, a number expected to nearly triple by 2050\. Apart from demand, falling battery prices are contributing to the rise in e-mobility in Africa. Country policies and laws are adapting to the changing environment and are favourable to an environmentally conscious alternative to petrol vehicles.Petrol motorcycles have unwelcome downsides. They are expensive to run due to the ever-rising cost of fuel, giving decreasing returns to the owner who cannot always increase his price due to economic hardships currently faced by most Ugandans. The motorbikes are noisy and emissions from the exhaust are polluting and contribute significantly to global warming.To address these challenges, Zembo is introducing electric motorcycles in Uganda. Zembo is using the innovations from Solar PayGo model in the urban mobility sector. Zembo provides affordable electric motorcycles to self-employed drivers. Their battery-as-a-service model allows riders to swap their batteries anytime at given battery swap stations and reduce the cost of their motorcycle. The company provides a battery for free to each driver but Zembo remains the battery's owner. It operates a network of 30 swap stations, comprising solar, hybrid and grid-connected recharge stations where batteries are charged. The batteries are mostly charged with hydropower (from national grid) and solar (connected to PV).This project comprises developing a network of automatic battery swap stations where swaps can be done faster to increase swap efficiency, scale-up operations and expand the solar recharge station network. The batteries will be stored in a charging cabinet, where they will be charged with a combination of solar and grid energy. The automatic swap stations will be strategically located across the Kampala metropolitan area. This will enable all Zembo riders to swap their batteries as conveniently as possible; making swapping batteries simple, easy, and efficient.This project will be the first in Uganda to install digital swap stations, accelerating the transition to electric vehicles, mitigating air pollution and CO2 emissions in African cities, with lower operating and maintenance costs.

乌干达是非洲10个增长最快的经济体之一，GDP增长率为6.5％（2019年），到2024年，其资本人口预计将达到410万。摩托车出租车，在东非被称为Boda-Bodas，是该国最受欢迎的运输形式，因为它们可以快速易于使用。约有70％的人口定期使用它们。他们目前在坎帕拉（Kampala）最高可达200​​,000 boda-bodas，到2050年预计将几乎三倍。除了需求之外，电池价格下跌还导致非洲电子活动的上升。国家政策和法律正在适应不断变化的环境，并有利于对环境意识的汽油车辆的替代品。摩托车不受欢迎。由于燃料的不断增长，他们的运行昂贵，给所有者带来了减少的回报，因为大多数乌干达人目前面临的经济困难总是不总是提高其价格。摩托车很嘈杂，排气的排放量污染并为全球变暖做出了重大贡献。为了应对这些挑战，Zembo正在乌干达引入电动摩托车。 Zembo正在城市出行部门中使用Solar Paygo模型的创新。 Zembo为自雇司机提供负担得起的电动摩托车。他们的电池服务型号允许骑手在给定的电池交换站随时交换电池，并降低摩托车的成本。该公司为每个驾驶员免费提供电池，但Zembo仍然是电池所有者。它运营着一个由30个交换站组成的网络，其中包括太阳能，混合和网格连接的充电站，在那里电池充电。电池大部分都装有水力发电（来自国家电网）和太阳能（连接到PV）。该项目包括开发自动电池交换站网络，可以更快地进行掉期，以提高掉期效率，扩展升级操作并扩展太阳能充电站网络。电池将存放在充电柜中，在那里它们将充满太阳能和电网能量的组合。自动交易站将在坎帕拉大都会地区战略性地位于战略上。这将使所有Zembo车手都能尽可能方便地交换电池；使交换电池简单，容易且高效。该项目将是乌干达第一个安装数字交换站，加速向电动汽车的过渡，减轻非洲城市的空气污染和二氧化碳排放，其运营成本较低和维护成本。