Africa's Path to Clean Mobility -- Driven by Motorcycles | Adetayo Bamiduro | TED

翻译人员: Tang Jason 校对人员: suya f.

I join you from Lagos, Nigeria,

我来自尼日利亚的拉各斯，

one of the largest cities in Africa.

它是非洲最大的城市之一。

By 2050, Lagos will outgrow many of the largest cities of the world,

至 2050 年，拉各斯会超越 包括像纽约和墨西哥城这样的

including New York and Mexico City,

世界各地的许多大城市，

and will be home to over 32 million people.

并且会拥有超过 3200 万居民。

By that same date,

在同样的时间，

Nigeria will be home to more people than the United States.

尼日利亚的人口会比美国的更多。

But there is a problem.

但有一个问题。

Lagos and other African megacities suffer, or are plagued by,

拉各斯和非洲其他的超级城市

limited road infrastructure, pollution,

都遭受或换言之 被有限的公路建设、污染、

congestion and poor safety conditions.

交通堵塞和欠佳的人身安全问题所困扰。

This makes it very difficult for people to get to work,

这使得特别是在低收入社区里的人们

especially in low-income communities,

工作变得非常艰难，

where poverty infrastructure gaps are pervasive.

贫困基础建设差距是普遍的。

Enter the African motorcycle taxi driver.

代入非洲的摩托出租车司机的视角。

Driving on two and three wheels,

驾驶这两轮或者三轮车，

they race through the congested streets of Africa,

它们驶过非洲堵塞不通的大街小巷，

getting people and goods to where they need to be.

把人和货物载到他们的目的地。

Unfortunately, these drivers are excluded from the formal economy.

不幸的是，这些司机 被排除在正规经济之外。

Unable to afford to buy clean, efficient vehicles,

他们无法负担使用 干净且节约能源的车辆，

they are left to rent old gas engines from exploitative loan sharks.

只能从高利贷商人那里 租借老化的汽油引擎。

Because of this tough situation that these drivers endure,

因为这些司机承受着这些艰苦的环境，

they are often left to fend for themselves.

他们只能为自己抗争。

Part of what they also endure and suffer

他们同时也忍受着

is high cost of operations from these exploitative loan sharks.

从高利贷商人借来的高额的运行成本。

And also, these drivers pollute the environment.

除此之外，这些司机也在污染环境。

If nothing is done,

如果不采取行动，

pollution from two- and three-wheeled vehicles in Africa

每年非洲的两轮和三轮车所产生的污染

will hit 1.7 gigatonnes of emissions every year,

将会达到 170 亿吨，

according to our estimates.

来自我们的预测。

This is equivalent to pollution from two million Boeing 737 airplanes,

这等同于 2000 万波音 737 客机所产生的污染，

every single year.

而且每年都有。

I left my engineering job in 2013 to go to MIT,

在2013年，我辞掉了我的工程师工作 并前往麻省理工学院，

where I met my cofounder, Chinedu Azodoh,

遇到了我的联合创始人， 奇内杜-阿佐多（Chinedu Azodoh），

a fellow engineer with similar dreams.

一个与我有着相同理想的工程师。

We bonded about the realization that Africa was being left behind

我们意识到非洲在

in the global transition to clean mobility.

转型到清洁交通已经和全球落伍了。

Inspired by the work of other innovators around the world,

被世界各地的创新者所启发，

we chose to embark on a journey to create a three-part solution,

我们决定创造一个 有三个部分的解决方案，

which provides motorcycle taxi drivers in Africa access to electric vehicles,

可以给非洲的摩托出租车 司机开上电能车，

battery swaps and maintenance

更换电池以及维修

and also emergency assistance.

还有应急救援。

Here is how it works.

这个方案是这样的。

Drivers sign up on the platform

司机可以在那个平台上报名注册，

and instantly, they get access to an electric motorcycle

然后马上，他们就可以有一辆电能摩托车

and a full battery swap.

和一个电池替换。

So therefore, they're able to save up

因此，他们就可以省钱

and earn money to buy those vehicles.

以及赚钱来购买那些车。

In addition, we also help lower their risks

除此之外，我们还会降低他们的意外风险

by providing them access to emergency response,

通过给他们提供应急支援，

health insurance and maintenance plans.

健康保险以及维护方案。

This represents an integrated approach

这表现了一种综合性的方法

to the design, manufacturing,

结合了设计，制造，

financing and operations of an electric mobility platform

融资和操作一个电能车平台

targeted at highly vulnerable, informal and unbanked people groups.

服务于非常脆弱，不正规， 没有银行账户的人。

The revenue from the drivers

那些司机的收入

covers the cost of the electric fleet and the batteries,

会支付电能车以及电池的花费，

while the cost of R and D and technology is covered by our partners,

而R和D以及科技的开销 会由我们的合作伙伴来承担，

including foundations, nonprofits and investors.

包括基金会，非盈利组织还有投资人。

Meet Baba Gbenro, one of our drivers.

这是巴巴·格本罗，我们的司机之一。

Before signing up on our platform,

在报名注册我们的平台之前，

he was a smallholder farmer, earning three dollars a day

他是一个日收入 3 美金的小农户

in the Gbamu Gbamu community in southwestern Nigeria.

位于尼日利亚西南部的 巴姆 巴姆（Gbamu Gbamu）社区。

Tragedy struck when Baba Gbenro lost his first son.

巴巴·格本罗（Baba Gbenro） 失去了他的第一个儿子。

Without help, he struggled to transport farm produce

在没有帮助的情况下， 他勉强能运输农作物

and therefore could not make ends meet.

并且无法维持生计。

After signing up on our platform,

在报名注册了我们的平台以后，

he immediately got access to an electric motorcycle

他立刻拥有了一辆电能车，

plus a fully charged battery on a daily basis.

还有每日一个的电池。

This enabled him to be able to transport people in his community,

这使他可以在他的社区里载客，

make a little bit more money

多赚一些钱

and also meet his obligations,

以及履行他的义务，

including sending his younger son to school.

包括供他的小儿子读书。

Our platform enabled him to increase his net income,

我们的平台可以让他增加他的净利润，

on a daily basis,

每天如此，

from three dollars to six dollars.

从3美元到6美元。

To date, our platform has served a network of over 15,000 drivers,

时至今日，我们的平台已经 服务了超过 15,000 名司机，

and our data shows that the average driver has about five dependents,

我们的数据显示 平均一名司机有 5 名家属，

meaning that our work has likely impacted over 75,000 livelihoods.

意味着我们的付出可能会 影响到超过 75,000 民生。

By 2025,

至 2025 年，

our goal is to provide electric mobility solutions

我们的目标是提供电能车

to over 150,000 of drivers.

到超过150,000名司机。

And if this idea really takes off,

如果这个目标真的实现了，

electric mobility innovators and climate entrepreneurs in Africa

非洲的电能车创新者和气候企业家们

could jointly impact over 10 million motorcycle taxi drivers.

可能可以共同影响超过 1000 万个摩托出租车司机。

By doing this,

通过这些行动，

we will be helping to move the world's youngest

我们可以帮助全球最年轻

and fastest-growing continent

和最快速发展的大洲

towards a more sustainable and a prosperous future,

创造一个更有持续性和更加富饶的未来，

and we will be creating jobs and reducing emissions.

以及我们会创造更多 工作岗位并减少废气排放。

Thank you very much.

十分感谢你们。

(Cheers and applause)

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