Concept

Your Vehicle. Your Factory. Your Network.

Local Production & Shared Scale

The UEV Concept

UEV’s concept brings together local manufacturing, standardized energy, and a shared innovation network: so affordable, reliable e-mobility can be built where it’s needed most.

Scaling with Africa’s Growth

Africa’s demand for vehicles will multiply sixfold by 2050. UEV harnesses economies of scale to cut costs and deliver affordable mobility for this fast-growing market.

Local Pride, Local Production

Each market deserves its own brand. UEV enables local production, creating jobs, reducing imports, and turning national pride into industry strength.

Powered by People & Innovation

A global network of experts and research partners drives UEV’s progress. Together, we advance battery systems and redefine sustainable mobility.

Affordable, Sustainable Mobility

Lightweight electric vehicles mean lower costs, less energy use, and a smaller carbon footprint. UEV makes clean transport accessible to all.

Energy Freedom

Portable, swappable batteries replace fuel cans. Powered by renewable energy and sunlight, they unlock unlimited, clean mobility.

Digital Tools, Real Impact

UEV apps make mobility simple, from ride-hailing to fleet management. Paired with emissions trading, digital tools cut costs and reward sustainability.

Finance That Drives Growth

Flexible lease-to-own models make EVs attainable. Investors and banks fuel expansion, supporting new ventures across local value chains.

Connected Mobility

UEV unites people, technology, and opportunity. We don’t just build vehicles, we build a movement for sustainable mobility.

From Concept to Road-Ready

Purchase price depends on volume

Economy of Scales

One of the most important pieces of information is the best component purchase price. UEV implements a long-term pricing strategy for its purchasing community. Only through economies of scale, can a manufacturer reduce its component purchasing costs and vehicle sales prices.

Each member must have access to the best component prices.

Africa on a growth path

Transport Needs

By 2050, Africa will have the same population as India and China combined. It is therefore very likely that the demand for vehicles in Africa will increase sixfold over the next 25 years. The number of vehicles in Africa could increase from 27 million to 162 million. This is a spread of around 135 million vehicles. On average, this would be an increase of more than 5 million vehicles per year.

White-Label Product

One, Two, Free!

Should everyone define their own branding? Yes, because each market is different!

Creating your own automotive brand demonstrates the national pride of the vehicle manufacturer and allows room for innovation to market products locally .

Think global, act local

Local Content

Every country strives for Import Substitution Industrialisation. National trade and economic policies advocate replacing imports with domestic production.

Partnerships for local production of electric vehicles (EVs) are therefore welcomed because of knowledge transfer and job creation. Building local capacity directly at the point of transport demand, can prevent broken vehicles from being scrapped by the roadside. Local production is usually associated with a reduction in import taxes and a sales advantage over imported goods.

We learned that 1 plus 1 equals more than 2.

Networking

Over the past several years, UEV has established a global network of experts who are committed to excellence in technical, economic and legal management. This network is dedicated to safeguarding created values over the long term.

Collaborating with like-minded individuals is essential to achieving success. That’s why UEV continually seeking to expand its community by welcoming new experts in product design, assembly and repair.

Living means changing

Affordability

The primary objective of UEV is to provide customers with sustainable and affordable local transport options. Consequently, UEV exclusively promotes vehicles that are technically and economically efficient and as sustainable as possible in terms of their production and use.

To achieve these goals, there must be a clear departure from conventional designs based on fossil fuel propulsion technology and a transition towards new concepts that are based in particular onbattery-powered lightweight vehicles whose power supply is secured from renewable energies.

Power out of a box

Standardised Swappable Batteries

UEV’s Battery charging solutions will be based on the existing infrastructure. Over the next decade, most people in Africa will only have access to household power outlets, rather than fast chargers.

The low voltage battery box (12V-72V) is the modern replacement for the petrol can, andcan be transported to wherever power is required.

UEV’s market strategy differs from other electromobility concepts by placing emphasis on efficient vehicles and standardised swappable batteries, which are charged via renewable energy resources.

The sun can move the traffic

Driven by the Sun

A significant proportion of the energy required for transport can be provided by solar power, particularly between solstice latitudes.

The propulsion of lightweight electric vehicles can be obtained from sunlight using photovoltaic modules or other renewable energy systems, such as wind turbines and can be made available in batteries, mainly in standardised swappable batteries. This provides Unlimited mobility.

Will the car that we know today change in the future?

Lightweight Vehicles

In contrast to the most common types of car on the market today, lightweight vehicles have been shown to be significantly more efficient from both an economic and an ecological point of view.

The reduction in weight leads to a decrease in energy consumption and consequently lower costs and a smaller carbon footprint, both in terms of transport and vehicle use.

The development of UEV products is therefore guided by the principle of cost-effective and sustainable lightweight vehicles rather than expensive high-speed cars for emerging markets.

Focus on innovation

Research & Development

At UEV, we are dedicated to ongoing enhancement of our products, informed by the most recent research and development findings. We collaborate with engineering firms, universities and research institutes to achieve this goal.

A notable example of this commitment is our partnership with the German Fraunhofer Institute HHI in Goslar, where we are working together to advance innovations in the field of battery systems.

Apps are an integral component of the sales concept.

Software Development

Users of UEV vehicles are supported by apps that facilitate the use of UEV products.

UEV-specific apps for applications such as ‘Battery Swap’, ‘Ride Hailing’, ‘Goods, Parcel or Food Delivery’, ‘Flocking Management’, ‘Fleet Operation’ or ‘Rent a Vehicle’ are currently in the software development phase.

All apps will be based on GPS-based geographical maps to provide detailed street information with references to traffic congestion, tourist attractions, battery charging stations and mobility stations.

Those who save will be rewarded

Emissions Certificates

Emissions certificate trading is a market-based environmental policy tool that aims to combat climate change and global warming.The UEV will take advantage of these economic incentives to reduce pollutant emissions, thereby reducing the production cost and selling price of electric vehicles.

There is no growth without cash

Finance

In order to encourage the development of electric transport, UEV is seeking to attract additional funding from donors, investors and banks for its members. This funding will be used to scale up the project, provide early catalytic grants and support venture building. This will help to manage the capital burden of the entire value creation chain.

Private owners will be able to purchase their EV through asset financiers using a lease-to-own model (typically a 24-month loan). Drivers in urban areas will be able to pay weekly fees over two years to reach full ownership.