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The Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE)1 and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) were asked to help the Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICT) including Samoa develop a regional electric mobility (e-mobility) policy document and a regional e-mobility program in order to better capitalise on the EV opportunities for the region at the Fourth Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers’ Meeting, held in Apia, Samoa.
A streamlined regional strategy can assist in removing some of the obstacles more efficiently and economically on a regional level.
It can encourage equal development and standards among PICTs and build the necessary economies of scale to have an impact on global supply chains for vehicles, investments in charging infrastructure, and business models based on e-mobility.
3 Regional initiatives can support and expedite national efforts in accordance with the subsidiarity concept.
All types of electric vehicles are already apparent in the transportation systems of several countries because of advancements in electric vehicle (EV) technology.
The availability of this technology opens up new opportunities for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) in a variety of ways.
For example, using EVs can reduce net greenhouse emissions even when the vehicles are charged from grids where the majority of the electricity is generated using fossil fuels, which will help them meet their nationally determined contributions.
Similarly, some of the new e mobility options could give some people more mobility, which would have positive social and environmental effects (as is the case for wind and solar).
The Samoa Electric Vehicle Market Accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
Samoa offers environmentally efficient electric vehicles.
With one local car dealer attempting to attract locals with their imported zero emission Japanese vehicles, owning an electric car in Samoa has become even simpler.
Although Lotopoa Commercial Vehicles may not be the first to import an electric vehicle, they hope to inspire more Samoans to experience the future alongside the rest of the developed world.
Four Nissan Leaf electric vehicles were imported by the dealership last month. “They brought four, used one for their office, and are selling three of the remaining two.
The customer benefits from not having to pay for gas or oil. Spark plugs, filters, and emissions are nonexistent, and most significantly, it is environmentally friendly “, a dealership representative, added. She stated that the charger is included when you purchase a vehicle and that the cars have a 106 km range when completely charged.
“They are Samoa’s first auto dealer to import electric vehicles, which are the technology of the future.
It will be wonderful for Samoa to have access to electric vehicles as well, even though New Zealand and Australia already have them.
Helping the environment cope with climate change is their primary goal. Zero direct emissions are produced by all electric vehicles, reducing air pollution. The major reason they brought these cars to Samoa was for that.
