don't let those. lifestyle your. language courses. video. hello everybody and welcome to this special edition of equal africa n. but went to germany yes and did we came for the global media forum on thought we should do a piece wrong you're up for a change and now we're here great time i think who gets a. so

how can we get from point a to b. in an environmentally friendly way that's the focus of the show and i'm so excited to be able to present with my co-host n c yes indeed z. it's a pleasure to be a to be back in born for the special edition of eco africa co-produced by charles t.v. nigeria in germany t.v. in south africa hold on there we have a lineup for you coming up just now. we will see how bonnie is on its way to becoming a role model for eco friendly transportation. find out the role to this in a wooden school says play in the d.r. . and check out what may be the next big thing in urban mobility electric skateboard.

as you can see the all sorts of fairly simple modes of transportation like the skateboard for example is not only just fun but it's a quick way to get across town the skateboard cool indeed but then a startup decided to remodel it give it i mean electric motor if you ask me skateboard exciting but added to that the fact that german government recently decided to allow even calls to go on the bipod so we went on a ride in the german capital and one of this you know we're talking about modes of transportation i think it's time for us to change awfully i do agree let's go. oh this is not something i know of that all these of you get on on on this is interesting fun to argue the neighborhood. tired of battling your way through city traffic on your bike or in a car with this skateboard you'll get where you want to go just as fast emissions

free and swiftly skirting any obstacles that may pop up along the way. it's tony gunter's idea his startup developed an electric drive for skateboards it can be mounted on practically any board of any size plane once electrified the skate board has a 15 kilometer range and can roll along it up to 40 kilometers an hour. it can also climb grades of up to 15 percent. the rider accelerates and brakes with a hand-held remote when braking the board feeds energy back into the system. when it's empty the rechargeable battery can be swapped out quickly and easily. lead electric drive costs around $700.00 euros board not

included at some point the team also wants to set up a rental scheme. not hard it's hard for us a stain ability doesn't just mean sustainability in terms of transport for us it's kind to be able to say that we produce in germany and now everything can all supply chain we don't send parts halfway around the world we produce here and ship from here and that reduces our c o 2 emissions because i'm going to. put many cities in germany are wary about allowing motorized skateboards out on the streets there are still big questions about where they'll be permitted and how fast they can go. and how about. if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send his or tweet. cash doing your bit. we share your stories. what a great view far above all the traffic you know bone like every other city around

the world it's busy during the war so but wouldn't take what you think it would take to give it will to begin to think about alternative means of travel in other regions of carbon emissions and all that sometimes just comes down to a simple idea indeed n.t. and the us so full of ideas now the city is very proactive when it comes to minimizing carbon dioxide emissions so maybe it won't take long before it is cool down here as it is up that. philip is a student in bonn he's taking advantage of a new bike sharing service with around $900.00 bicycles across the city after registering philip can pick up a bike wherever he finds one and leave it wherever he wants to give me a phone and i downloaded the app

a few months ago and since then i've used the service a last month 1st because my own bike was broken but then i was happy to switch to the rentals and if i travel the same distance as a friend doesn't his car i usually get there faster if my since. that's because like in many cities in germany traffic often clogs the streets of the full my capital every day around 140000 people commute to or from dawn to work the cars pollute the air and compete for space with other forms of transport. to support cyclists bon university offers do it yourself i can have workshops. can i help you fix your 2 wheel yourself. through. the bias and i can fix a flat in 10 minutes with a patch that costs a couple of euro's and then i can set off again straight away if i left it down in the basement for 2 months i'd have to take a bus or

a car if i had one. that's way it's better you're more self-sufficient. helmet viz now from the municipal planning department doesn't believe additional lanes will help on this traffic problem he wants to add cable cars to the public transport system running above pedestrians and other earthbound traffic. and we have to offer alternatives that don't depend on the streets like a cable car system which is independent of conditions down on the ground and can help relieve congestion of. the cable car project is still in the planning stage the 2 kilometer route would cross the rhine and connect to train stations and travel harps based on data from other cities the cars should be able to transport up to $8000.00 passengers an hour and building the line would probably only cost around 10 percent of what it would cost to build an equivalent subway line places

and with. a view they can cover short distances in a straight line and link up the existing railway lives for that i can build the system relatively cheaply and very quickly of course. after. just a few kilometers down the rhine in cologne a renewable energy provider has launched donkey and electric cargo bike rental service it's another way to replace cons for short trips. klasky owns a small grocery shop she has to transport things every day. does a finnish court it's pretty cool that we can take care of transport between our store and warehouse this way especially for a catering service. it fits perfectly with our aim of the environmentally neutral here and kind of point by using a car go by we can do things in a c o 2 neutral way so it's why not. the bikes run on green electricity

they can carry up to 100 kilograms for a distance of 75 kilometers they're available on demand at 50 stations across the city by the junky app klasky says it's a very useful service. we're spot on it allows us to save costs and space we don't need to have a car with this system you can be much more spontaneous immobile i can park right here and load up for my store. donkey has 60 bicycles and is planning to grow its fleet. the project may be innovative but it isn't yet making a profit. the switch to sustainable mobility remains a major challenge for bon cologne and for other cities across germany. it's. going to come with this emotional. soulseek

yes you know would keep talking about mobility all over now wants me to have. b.m.w. mr house filled my committee. and it's good to have you here but we're talking mobility here so just tell us real quick highs about sustainable mobility is the come like the talk of the town well you know i mean mobility is something that really impacts every one of us yet and it's a good topic to talk about because at the end of the day it's something many people want and there's to a little off right space clean air. and you know it's not only about the environment but you know the environment is something that is very important to us and it's everyone's job kind of to you know go forward and save resources i do like the fact that you mentioned the environment obviously my 2nd question is going to be about that why do you think that environment always tops

the list when it comes to mobility issues well you know it's about resources right and clean air is just one resource that it's absolutely important just this space and everything else we're talking about we find solutions that we use this resources in a very efficient way just as much as we need talking about what we need what would you give what kind of incentives to give the people so that the contains the old ways to the new ways well you touch a really important topic it's the people right so next to all of the technology that we have a new solutions that you might be coming up it's about people and how they can change their way of looking at mobility and one of the things that you obviously need to do is educate them about how mobility can work in the future and also at the same time let them experience how a new mobility works and how it and can even improve their lives. well you know

we've been talking a lot about mobility here in germany and in europe to go what about africa what's the situation over there and well the thing is it's basically the big cities absolutely need to look at this solutions they need more integration and some of these things are beginning to bear fruit let's go have a look at that. for a long time this rangers had to make do with single gear backs now they have the bikes the small electric motors give them an extra boost. which allows them to cover more ground in their quest to protect wildlife from porches and not maybe is set on by a conservancy the bikes are actually easier to maneuver around in the park than trucks and chips. i've been areas have other mobility issues gridlock loads their odds from dawn to dusk in cities like nigeria's

luckless. but there are ways to reduce that endless stream of toxic. hybrid cars contribute far less to air pollution and to produce the bullet on the nikkei but twan secondhand hybrids run on a combination of petrol and battery power. when the driver presses the break in stop and go traffic the motor acts as a generator to charge the electric batteries. as a result hybrids consume 25 percent less if you have. traffic jams are also a major problem in kenya's capital nairobi one method of elevating the problem is digital the tattoo route is a smarts traffic. locals can share information regarding road accidents and congestion uses can't check that out to free. well our google maps to see which

areas to avoid the obvious finding through advertising so it's free of charge for users to route test already been downloaded over $3000000.00 times traffic jams west few of the time and slow productivity so keeping their fall factors moving benefits the corner me and the environment. but what about traffic solutions that ran on 100 percent renewable sources some very close our ready on the road in shanksville a cost to city in ivory cost. solar power 3 where taxes used technology from china to. the rooftop power no provides enough energy to carve a fact a kilometer just beyond the tax is run on batteries that have been charged with solar energy. this eco friendly tax is also charged less

than conventional cars good for the people in shops and the crimes. now it just looks like things are moving along quite nicely in africa no point intended here funny but of course the solutions that are needed in africa are very different from the ones here in the us what are the major differences you think well for one i think it's important just to understand that there isn't a one size fits all solution and solutions that work in europe in one city may not work in another city may also not work in a different country so it's really important to understand the solutions that will work in a certain country and understand how to implement them talking about solutions that work in one place and what would you say are the biggest challenges in the developing world this is not just africa and africa for instance what you said the major challenges to sustainable mobility i think one of the things that you should be aware of instead. you need to start from the basics so one of the things that

you need to focus on is really fixing the basics of making public transport for instance something that works for everyone and once that happens you can involve evolve into new mobility concepts and add car sharing ride sharing all the new mobility concepts to that to a further strengthen mobility and drive mobility even further so how can you persuade people and can change that. action for the life. well i think one of the things is in educating people is making them understand how playing with the environment is just part of the bigger picture i think one of the important things is for everyone to understand is that how things work together and how day contributes to new mobility and and using resources more efficiently than they have been before you talk about sustainability resources and all of that but how would

companies like your company b.m.w. for us and help to shape sustainable mobility in such markets where they're more concerned about infrastructure you know b.m.w. is the really big company with lots of engineers and all of our engineers tend to be really obsessed with finding solutions and building technology around solving problems and that's something we can put into the context of mobility and try to find new solutions to bring mobility forward on the one side and on the other side of you look at the big company that has also focused very strongly on economics that's also one of the really big impacts that will be on mobility because it's basically exactly the same thing just think about it it's all about using resources very efficiently and getting the most out of little resources and at the same from ability to. well i like the fact that you like your your face lights up when you

talk about you but thank you so much for coming and talking to us now but before you go let's ask you have you heard of it you know i have. special kind of. it's a special kind of. democrats to congo yes very and a lot of people depend and it might just be the ride of the future let's check it out. they are a familiar sight in goma. congo carrying scooters made india. durable woods and patient craftsmanship what it takes to make them. now and how from his father he charges $100.00 for a trip to. pretty hard work the most difficult part is we're doing everything down so that the parts fit together.

almost all the parts come from the region. and his colleagues can spend up to 3 days making sure everything fits only then is that you could do ready to run. transports not only people but tackling loads of just about anything. in downtown goma i thought you has been erected in one of these valid means of transportation. we didn't always have things like not to cyclists but we had to choose could do to help us transport goods it was invented here and that's why the statue is here this too could do reflects goma's image it symbolizes

our city and that makes us happy. day shows how they have to wear it so hard just in their life. maybe while sébastien pascal has gone home to his family his sister is proud of the hardworking chukwuemeka. but she say's we have enough to eat and to send the kids to school. cause convinced that had working is the only way forward in crisis read an east india congress and so he's on the road again hauling you would for another trip with. that's the way to go a vehicle that is easy to repay yourself now most innovations a little too complex with x. but who knows what may happen in the future there and gone some buses already using a motos and the electric market vehicle is growing exponentially but not only in

germany experts say that in 204035 percent of the new global cars sells will be electric indeed in africa for instance there are plans to promote $23.00 and $4.00 wheelers in through the u.n. environment program in 10 african countries including ghana now in ghana right now on startup is already doing a test of a compact electric pickup van designed to meet the big needs of african countries we met some of the founders. the 1st prototype of the a car was presented at a ceremony in ghana 2 years ago. the king of the ashanti people received the german developers of the electrically powered truck and. then the pickup was put through its paces to see if it's robust enough to cope with the challenges of

ghana's roads. there are now 4 prototypes of the a car it's expected to launch 1st in germany and other european countries before it's introduced in african countries including ghana kenya south africa and namibia . a car is made up mainly of simple sheet metal parts. it has just $600.00 components excluding screws and rivets. it's a vehicle reduced to the very bare essentials. of course a basic part such as the battery electric engine and so on need to be delivered but the elements made of steel and metal can be manufactured long. the point is that you don't need a lot of know how to assemble it and it will be easy to get the hang of the production process. that's being put to the test at the production facility of

a 4 motors how can the individual steps be optimized so that mechanics around the world can easily assemble the vehicle. we're working on the body of the car we're concentrating on the assembly of the suspension and i shall see the wheels. we're making a note of what you need to do with how many people you need in the team and which steps require more than one person because. the centerpiece of the a car is the battery in the prototype it's exposed but a cover can be ordered if required. the idea was born 6 years ago. you can go through with. the design as we're still at university studying automotive and aerospace technology when they 1st came up with the idea of an electric car custom designed for african roads as an alternative to diesel and gasoline vehicles you

can ultimately. the battery can be charged in 6 hours at a standard $230.00 volts socket. because not all the biggest obstacle to reducing e.-v. acoa in africa is the limited availability of electricity from the outset we factored in the energy supply experience is showing us that even if there's access to a power grid the supply is unstable for that reason we collaborate with primary suppliers of regenerative energy such as solar and hydro power. the plan is to mount solar models on the roof. from the start we were looking at the african market where mobility is not a luxury because people and goods need to get from a to b. it's a basic need and i worked. an orphanage in africa when i was a student neighbor had a pineapple plantation it harvest the fruit on the farm but he had no way of taking it to market and selling it so he had no income for the in the.

series production is set to launch in southern germany in early 2020 the 1st models to come off the production line will be introduced in europe. around a year later a car will be launched in africa here in ghana it will cost the equivalent of $10000.00 euros a lot cheaper than a used car from europe or the u.s. . we've come to the end of this special edition of africa your involvement i hope that you did enjoy the show and you got some bits and bobs how to get from a to b. in an eco friendly way before right now it's goodbye from us yes it was a pleasure being with you hearing borne out of global media. and to join us again next week when we will be back in africa it's ok but for now goodbye the there's a we're going to explore the rest of yeah.

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