Morocco Delays Electric Vehicle Adoption Due to Lack of Charging Infrastructure

In a written response sent in early April to parliament, the Minister of Agriculture, Mohamed Sadiki, announced his decision to give up this project for the time being, citing the lack of electric vehicle charging points in the kingdom, as well as the low autonomy of these vehicles currently available on the Moroccan market.

In addition to the insufficient range and the long recharging time of 7 to 12 hours, there is also the problem of the limited top speed of these vehicles and their exorbitant price, the minister indicates in his response to which EFE had access, stressing that this type of vehicle is not suitable for the long distances that his department’s missions must cover in the various regions of the kingdom.

These are challenges that Morocco still has to overcome to achieve the all-electric in the automotive sector. Currently, the kingdom has barely a hundred fast charging points, 75 to be exact, installed by Afrimobility, the leader in electric transportation in the kingdom.