29-year-old Darryl NGANOU manufacturing Cameroon’s first electric vehicle.

Since 2023, the news of a 29-year-old Darryl NGANOU manufacturing Cameroon’s first electric vehicle blaze the vibrant media in Cameroon.Darryl NGANOU is a Cameroonian based in Douala, has built and tested the first prototype of an electric car in Cameroon.

He told media sources it took him and his team three years and two months to conceive and realise the project.

His vehicl runs on three wheels and powered by an electric battery.. These battery can cover a distance of 100 kilometers before needing a recharge.

NGANOU explains that, his electric cars cost lest, Consumes less current and can contribute to enabling transportations in rural and urban areas..

 

"It took me two years of training, one year of preparation with my team and and extra two months to realised this project. At the manufacturing level, we had professionals of different domains, like the welder and an electrician,” he told Equinoxe television"

The vehicle runs on a 15-kilowatt engine and it is powered by a battery of 10 kilowatts.

“If one kilowatt is 60 francs in Cameroon, 10 kilowatts will cost 600 francs. So 600 francs will cover 100 kilometers compared to a vehicle consuming fuel, which needs 10 liters to cover 100 kilometers and the cost of a liter costs 700 francs. A conventional vehicle will need 7,000 francs to cover same distance,” Darryl NGANOU said.

As his contribution to the Import Substitution Vision of President Paul Biya and the Cameroon Governmentdifferent measures to urge youths to be more creative and go for made-in-Cameroon products.

The young man said what is limiting him from expanding his industry is finance. He said with sufficient finances, he can manufacture more of such vehicles for use in the country.

This article was published first by MimiMefoInfos.Com and later by TATA Mbungwe of New Cameroon Media.