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uYilo e-Mobility Programme edit
The uYilo e-Mobility Programme is a national South African programme to promote and facilitate the transition to electric mobility in the country. It was established in 2013 by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), which is itself an agency which exists under the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI).
The programme name is derived from the local isiXhosa language, and means "to create", alluding to its mission to create an enabling environment for the e-mobility industry in South Africa, and in Africa. It serves as the national electric mobility programme, and plays a leading role in enabling the electric mobility ecosystem in South Africa.
An important facet of the uYilo e-Mobility Programme is the Kick Start Fund. The fund was created to support e-Mobility-related products and services and assist in developing them to commercial status. It invites projects to apply for as much as R1 million in funding, as long as they meet the qualifying criteria and have established activities in uYilo's strategic focus areas, namely Energy Storage Technologies, Electric Vehicle Systems, charging infrastructure within smart-grids, Connected Car, and industry projects that can lead to local manufacturing, delivery of a service or can support public transportation. The uYilo e-Mobility Programme holds regular funding calls to encourage new applications.
As a multi-stakeholder programme, uYilo’s activities include government lobbying (policies, regulations and standards), industry engagement (from multi-national OEMs to start-ups), pilot projects, capacity development, enterprise development and thought leadership across the ecosystem.
In addition to the main office, that includes technical facilities hosted by Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, the programme operates a corporate satellite office in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
The Eastern Cape was the site of South Africa's nascent automotive manufacturing industry which began in 1924.
In support of the ecosystem technologies, uYilo’s technical facilities include ISO17025-accredited battery testing, materials testing, electric vehicle systems, and a live testing environment, providing inter-operability between electric vehicles and the smart grid.
TIA is a public entity of the DSI and uYilo’s impact aligns with the required outcomes of the National Development Plan 2030, Automotive Masterplan 2035, Green Transport Strategy 2050, African Union Agenda 2063, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement for economic and social transformation.
There are four main aspects to the uYilo e-Mobility Programme:
- Electric Vehicle Systems - providing Mobility Platform Development and Integration into the e-Mobility spectrum
- Smart Grid for EVs - the microgrid serves as a Live Testing Environment (LTE) for the ecosystem of technologies to enable universal functionality between EVs and smart grid infrastructure
- Battery Testing - an ISO17025-accredited battery laboratory supports local manufacturing companies, providing accurate and repeatable testing services for new storage solutions, and validation of existing battery technologies
- Materials Characterisation - analysis of materials for a variety of industries, offering a diverse range of services, including X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, Melt Flow Indexing (MFI) of thermoplasts and BET Surface Area Analysis
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- uYilo e-Mobility Programme celebrates 10 years - Engineering News
- European Union provides millions in funding for uYilo - ITWeb
- Electric Vehicles make power portable - CleanTechnica
- How South Africa lost its electric Joule - City Press
- Researching future of electric vehicles - The Herald
- uYilo e-Mobility Programme - Nelson Mandela University
- uYilo e-Mobility Programme Kick Start Fund - Opportunities for Africans
- International call for a mature, flourishing, and equitable EV charging ecosystem - South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
- Minister Nzimande calls for roadmap to support battery electric vehicle expansion - Department of Science and Innovation
- Electric vehicle battery manufacturing: Why SADC needs to act now - Mail and Guardian