Papua New Guinea Powers Ahead on E-Mobility
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 14 July 2025 – Papua New Guinea marked a significant milestone in its journey toward a cleaner, more sustainable transport sector with the
The reality is these cars have a range of 450 kilometres and the average driver in Port Moresby does 15 kilometres a day. Managing Director and majority owner, Leon Shi, says the company plans to help the PNG government towards its stated aim of converting 50 per cent of its fleet to EVs by 2030.
Shi notes that in addition to greatly reducing carbon footprint, the operational and servicing costs are greatly reduced with EVs. Electric cars do not have clutches, gearboxes and oil filters that constantly require replacement in the challenging PNG environment.
Managing Director and majority owner, Leon Shi, says the company plans to help the PNG government towards its stated aim of converting 50 per cent of its fleet to EVs by 2030. “We have had EVs in the country since January,” says Shi. “We have an MG ZS that has been driving out into Central Province every day since January.
There are some terrible potholes on that road and that car has been doing absolutely fine.” Another concern for EVs in PNG is the uncertainty of the power grid. “There were concerns over the effect of the power surges,” says Shi. “But we have not had any problems so far.
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