This report has been prepared for the Port of Dar es Salaam – Transport and Trade Improvement Project – T-GATE Tanzania Gateway for Transport, Trade and Environment. The project has received funding from the Global Gateway Initiative.
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SOLUTIONSPlus Policy Paper: National Urban Planning for Electric Mobility Transitions
This report outlines how national governments can integrate electric mobility into urban planning through coherent policies, participatory approaches and targeted implementation strategies. It provides planning principles, institutional guidance and policy recommendations based on SOLUTIONSplus Living Lab experiences and international best practice.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus Replication Toolkit: Living Lab Methodology Guide for Academic Institutions
The guide provides a structured methodology for embedding Urban Living Lab practices into university teaching, enabling educators and students to engage directly with real world mobility challenges. It explains how participatory experimentation, systemic thinking and multi stakeholder collaboration can be integrated into curricula to support transformative urban sustainability.
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This guide outlines a structured process for replicating electric mobility solutions by linking technical design with regulatory readiness, institutional capacity and local priorities. It distils lessons from SOLUTIONSplus Living Labs to support cities in assessing feasibility, developing business and operating models, engaging stakeholders and adapting pilot solutions to new environments.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus DIY Guide: Step-by-Step Instructions for E-TukTuk and E-Motorbike Assembly
This guide provides structured instructions for designing and assembling light electric vehicles with accessible tools and components, supporting local workshops and training institutions in acquiring the skills needed for electric mobility production and maintenance. It reinforces the role of do it yourself methods in strengthening manufacturing capacity and promoting repairable, modular vehicle solutions.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Scaling Sustainable and Electric Urban Mobility Solutions in Dar es Salaam
This concept note outlines how Dar es Salaam can expand its electric mobility transition by scaling up electric three wheelers, pedal assist bicycles and future electric bus services. It builds on extensive technical assessments, policy work and capacity building undertaken through SOLUTIONSplus and proposes integrated pathways for national and municipal institutions to strengthen regulation, expand pilots, improve technical skills and advance sustainable public transport.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: EV Sharing for Last-Mile Connectivity in Hanoi, Vietnam
This concept note outlines how Hanoi can expand shared electric moped services to improve last mile access to metro and BRT stations. Building on a successful pilot, it identifies operational barriers, policy gaps and infrastructure constraints, and proposes a structured plan with fourteen docking stations and one hundred and forty vehicles, supported by digital systems, stakeholder coordination and alignment with national climate commitments.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Scaling Gender-Inclusive Electric Motorcycles in Kigali
This concept note outlines how Kigali can scale gender inclusive electric motorcycle deployment by extending the results of the SOLUTIONSplus pilot, which supported women riders, improved vehicle and battery design and strengthened institutional coordination. It identifies remaining regulatory, financial and ecosystem barriers and shows how the Mitigation Action Facility project can accelerate adoption through targeted financial support, increased participation of women and strengthened national policy frameworks.
Continue readingSOLUTIONSPlus Scale-Up Concept Note: Scaling Up Sector Coupling Solutions in Kigali to Reinforce the Mobility-Energy-Resources Nexus
This concept note outlines how Kigali can expand electric mobility and sector coupling solutions by building on SOLUTIONSplus achievements in electric motorcycles, bicycles, buses, and institutional coordination. It identifies remaining barriers and proposes a structured framework through the Co prodUSE project to link mobility, energy, buildings and circular economy systems, supported by living labs, policy development and capacity building activities.
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