In 2021, the Moroccan startup I-Smart inaugurated a production unit in Benguerir to develop a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, partnering with various stakeholders. Despite obstacles, the company promises to propel Morocco towards sustainable electric mobility.
I-Smart laid the groundwork for a national charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in Morocco in 2021, with a production unit in Benguerir. Although the unit can produce over 5,000 charging stations annually, only about 120 have been installed in Morocco to date. Nonetheless, I-Smart''s goals are ambitious: to promote sustainable mobility, develop a national charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and achieve technological sovereignty in this domain.
This initiative stems from a collaboration between the company EDEEP and the sustainable energy project incubation platform, Green Energy Park, supported by IRESEN and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, as well as the OCP group, have also lent their support to this innovative project.
Customization and availability of i-Smart charging solutions
Despite efforts, the Moroccan market for electric vehicles and charging stations remains emergent. Currently, only about 500 electric vehicles are in circulation in Morocco, and the high price of these vehicles poses a barrier to widespread adoption. Additionally, negative perceptions of electric vehicles, particularly due to concerns about insufficient charging stations, hinder their adoption.
Nevertheless, I-Smart offers several advantages. The quality of its charging station installations is praised by customers, as is its software platform for station management, offering remote management and real-time supervision. Furthermore, the proximity, customization, and availability of i-Smart charging solutions are differentiating factors in the market.
However, logistical and operational challenges persist, particularly concerning financing and regulation. The absence of government subsidies and tax exemptions makes it challenging for local products to compete with imported stations. Moreover, the sale of electricity through charging stations is not yet regulated, limiting their utility.
Despite these obstacles, the electric vehicle market in Morocco presents significant potential, especially with the ongoing decline in lithium-ion battery prices. With its ambitious renewable energy goals, Morocco is well-positioned to become a major player in electric mobility. However, this requires increased government support, particularly in terms of regulation and integrated policies to foster the adoption of this emerging and promising technology.
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Thousands of brand new vehicles are waiting in the large car park of French auto maker Renault on the outskirts of Tangier to be transported to the port of Tanger Med on their way to Europe. They are a testimony to the success of Morocco''s automotive sector, which is breaking records every year in both production and exports.
Cars are placed on a production line inside a Renault factory outside of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
Cars are placed on a production line inside Renault factory outside of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
A view of a Renault factory on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
A female worker assembles vehicle parts on a production line inside Renault factory, on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
Workers assemble vehicle parts on a production line inside Renault factory, on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)
Worker assemble vehicle parts on a production line inside Renault factory, on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown into a car manufacturing juggernaut over the past fifteen years, positioning itself strategically between East and West as the automotive industry transitions to electric vehicles. The country supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan through new highways and an expanded port in Tangier. (AP Photo)
Newly manufactured cars are parked outside Renault factory on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown into a car manufacturing juggernaut over the past fifteen years, positioning itself strategically between East and West as the automotive industry transitions to electric vehicles. The country supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan through new highways and an expanded port in Tangier. (AP Photo)
Newly produced vehicles are loaded on a highway before their transport, outside a Renault factory on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown into a car manufacturing juggernaut over the past fifteen years, positioning itself strategically between East and West as the automotive industry transitions to electric vehicles. The country supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan through new highways and an expanded port in Tangier. (AP Photo)
Cars are placed on a production line inside a Renault factory outside of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown into a car manufacturing juggernaut over the past fifteen years, positioning itself strategically between East and West as the automotive industry transitions to electric vehicles. The country supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan through new highways and an expanded port in Tangier. (AP Photo)
A worker assembles vehicle parts on a production line inside Renault factory, on the outskirts of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown into a car manufacturing juggernaut over the past fifteen years, positioning itself strategically between East and West as the automotive industry transitions to electric vehicles. The country supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan through new highways and an expanded port in Tangier. (AP Photo)
TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) — A train that travels from rural northern Morocco to a port on the Mediterranean Sea carries no passengers. Three times a day, it brings hundreds of cars stacked bumper to bumper from a Renault factory outside Tangiers to vessels that transport them to European dealerships.
Business incentives and investing in infrastructure like the freight railway line have allowed Morocco to grow its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa''s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year.
Moroccan officials are determined to maintain the country''s role as a car-making juggernaut by competing for electric vehicle projects. But whether one of Africa''s few industrialization success stories can stay competitive as worldwide auto production transitions to EVs and increasingly relies on automation remains to be seen.
More than 250 companies that manufacture cars or their components currently operate in Morocco, where the auto industry now accounts for 22% of gross domestic product and $14 billion in exports. French automaker Renault, the country''s largest private employer, calls Morocco "Sandero-land" because it produces nearly all of its subcompact Dacia Sanderos there.
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