Africa's path to clean mobility -- driven by motorcycles | Adetayo Bamiduro

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🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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A lack of infrastructure in parts of Africa has made unregulated, gas-powered motorcycle taxis widespread -- a system that gets people where they need to be, but heavily pollutes the air and excludes drivers from the formal economy. TED Fellow and entrepreneur Adetayo Bamiduro offers his vision for a cleaner, more equitable future, where an electric motorcycle service helps green Africa's transportation and transform the lives and livelihoods of drivers.

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0:00.0	It's Ted Talksalee, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:07.2	The unsung heroes of congested urban areas are motorcycle cab drivers.
0:12.6	And Lagos, they're the ones getting millions to work and other places they need to go.
0:17.2	But their vehicles are powered by dirty, high polluting fuels.
0:21.1	In his Ted 2022 talk, Ototayo Bommiduro shares his work to take these vehicles electric
0:27.6	and transform the lives and livelihoods of drivers along the way.
0:32.6	What's up with the weather?
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1:40.4	I join you from Lagos, Nigeria, one of the largest cities in Africa.
1:48.8	By 2050, Lagos will outgrow many of the largest cities in the world, including New York and
1:53.2	Mexico City, and will be home to over 32 million people.
1:57.9	By that same date, Nigeria will be home to more people than the United States.
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