SEPTEMBER 2025
Accelerating the Electric
Mobility Transition
Enabling India-Africa Cooperation
Through the EMBRACE Platform
By Akanksha Golchha, Abhinav Subramaniam, and Akshat Singh
Executive Summary
As part of the global push to reduce transportation sector emissions, countries are accelerating their
shifts to electric mobility (e-mobility). Emerging economies, particularly India and across Africa,
must play a critical role in this transition. To this end, India and several African countries face similar
opportunities and challenges, including rapidly increasing urban populations and a drive to create
skilled and trained workforces. Moreover, as part of both regions’ growing concerns related to enery
security, these countries are seeking to reduce their dependence on fossil fuel imports and are pushing
for sustainable, low-emission transportation.
Strategic collaboration between India and countries in Africa has the potential to accelerate this
transition for both regions while also establishing a replicable model for the Global South at large. This
paper examines the evolving landscape of e-mobility in India and select African countries, identies key
opportunities and challenges, and recommends steps to deepen cooperation to accelerate e-mobility
adaptation across the countries.
To facilitate this cooperation, this paper proposes the EMBRACE Platform (Electric Mobility Bridge for
Regional Africa-India Cooperation and Exchange) as a structured, dedicated platform to accelerate
e-mobility by strengthening regional cooperation, developing mechanisms to share best practices, and
creating sectoral partnerships to foster electric vehicle (EV) adoption.
