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

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Shelley Tsang 曾雯海

I join you from Lagos, Nigeria,

我從奈及利亞的拉哥斯來加入各位，

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,

到 2050 年，

拉哥斯會成長到超越 許多世上最大的城市，

including New York and Mexico City,

包括紐約和墨西哥市，

and will be home to over 32 million people.

且居民會有超過三千兩百萬人。

By that same date,

同時，

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

奈及利亞的居民數將會超過美國。

But there is a problem.

但有個問題。

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

拉哥斯和非洲其他 人口百萬以上的城市

為這些煩惱所苦：

limited road infrastructure, pollution,

受限的道路基礎設施、

污染、

congestion and poor safety conditions.

擁塞，以及很差的安全條件。

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

這造成大家很難去工作，

especially in low-income communities,

特別是在低收入的社區，

where poverty infrastructure gaps are pervasive.

在那些地方，貧困的基礎設施落差

非常常見。

Enter the African motorcycle taxi driver.

非洲計程摩托車司機登場。

Driving on two and three wheels,

乘騎兩輪或三輪交通工具，

they race through the congested streets of Africa,

他們在非洲擁塞的街道上 飛馳，把人和商品

getting people and goods to where they need to be.

送到目的地。

Unfortunately, these drivers are excluded from the formal economy.

不幸的是，這些司機 被正式經濟排除在外。

Unable to afford to buy clean, efficient vehicles,

因為無法負擔購買 乾淨、高效的車輛，

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

他們只能去租老舊的汽油引擎，

且是向剝削他人的放高利貸者租用。

Because of this tough situation that these drivers endure,

因為這些司機要忍受的艱苦情況，

they are often left to fend for themselves.

他們通常只能自謀生計。

Part of what they also endure and suffer

部分原因是因為他們也要忍受和承受

is high cost of operations from these exploitative loan sharks.

這些剝削他人的放高利貸者 造成的高營業成本。

And also, these drivers pollute the environment.

此外，這些司機也會污染環境。

If nothing is done,

如果什麼都不做，

pollution from two- and three-wheeled vehicles in Africa

根據我們的估計， 兩、三輪車輛的污染排放量

will hit 1.7 gigatonnes of emissions every year,

將會達到每年十七億噸。

according to our estimates.

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

這樣的污染量等同於

兩百萬台波音七三七飛機，

every single year.

這是每年的量。

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

2013 年，我離開了我的 工程工作去讀麻省理工學院，

where I met my cofounder, Chinedu Azodoh,

我在那裡遇到了我的 共同創辦人奇內杜‧艾佐多，

a fellow engineer with similar dreams.

他是位有著類似夢想的工程師夥伴。

We bonded about the realization that Africa was being left behind

我們會聯手是因為發現

在全球改用乾淨交通運輸的 轉換過程，非洲落在後頭。

in the global transition to clean mobility.

Inspired by the work of other innovators around the world,

從世界各地其他 創新者的創作取得靈感，

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

我們選擇著手開始創造 一個三部分的解決方案，

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

這個方案能讓非洲的 計程摩托車司機可以取得

電動交通工具、

battery swaps and maintenance

更替用的電池和維修，

and also emergency assistance.

以及緊急救援。

Here is how it works.

它的運作方式如下：

Drivers sign up on the platform

司機在平台上註冊報名，

and instantly, they get access to an electric motorcycle

他們馬上就能取得一台電動摩托車，

and a full battery swap.

和一個充滿電的更替電池。

So therefore, they're able to save up

因此，

他們可以存錢，並賺錢 去購買那些交通工具。

and earn money to buy those vehicles.

In addition, we also help lower their risks

此外，我們也協助降低他們的風險，

by providing them access to emergency response,

做法是提供他們

能取得的緊急應變、健康保險，

health insurance and maintenance plans.

以及維護計畫。

This represents an integrated approach

這代表一種整合式的方法，

to the design, manufacturing,

整合了設計、製造、

financing and operations of an electric mobility platform

資助，及電動交通工具平台的營運，

targeted at highly vulnerable, informal and unbanked people groups.

對象是非常脆弱、

非正式，且無法取得 金融服務的族群。

The revenue from the drivers

司機的收入可以支付 電動車隊和電池的成本，

covers the cost of the electric fleet and the batteries,

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

至於研發的成本，

由我們的合作夥伴來支付，包括

including foundations, nonprofits and investors.

基金會、非營利組織，以及投資者。

Meet Baba Gbenro, one of our drivers.

這位是巴巴‧班洛， 我們的司機之一。

Before signing up on our platform,

在到我們的平台註冊之前，

he was a smallholder farmer, earning three dollars a day

他是個小佃農，每天賺三美金，

in the Gbamu Gbamu community in southwestern Nigeria.

在奈及利亞西南部的 巴木巴木社區務農。

Tragedy struck when Baba Gbenro lost his first son.

巴巴‧班洛碰上了悲劇， 他失去了兒子。

Without help, he struggled to transport farm produce

少了幫手，

他很難運送農產品，

and therefore could not make ends meet.

因此無法讓收支平衡。

After signing up on our platform,

到我們的平台註冊之後，

he immediately got access to an electric motorcycle

他馬上取得一台電動摩托車，

plus a fully charged battery on a daily basis.

每天都還能拿到一個充滿電的電池。

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

這讓他能夠在他的社區中載送客人，

make a little bit more money

多賺一點錢，

and also meet his obligations,

並盡到他的義務，

including sending his younger son to school.

包括送他的小兒子上學。

Our platform enabled him to increase his net income,

我們的平台讓他可以 提升他的日收入，

on a daily basis,

from three dollars to six dollars.

從三塊美金變成六塊美金。

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

至今，

我們的平台已經服務了 超過一萬五千名司機的網路，

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

我們的資料顯示，

每位司機平均要撫養五位家人，

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

意即，我們所做的努力可能已影響到

超過七萬五千人的生計。

By 2025,

到 2025 年，

our goal is to provide electric mobility solutions

我們的目標是要將電動 交通工具解決方案提供給

to over 150,000 of drivers.

至少十五萬名司機。

And if this idea really takes off,

如果這個想法能推行成功，

electric mobility innovators and climate entrepreneurs in Africa

非洲的電動交通工具 創新者及氣候企業家

could jointly impact over 10 million motorcycle taxi drivers.

加起來可以

影響到超過一千萬名 計程摩托車司機。

By doing this,

這麼做，

we will be helping to move the world's youngest

我們將會協助推促

世界上最年輕且成長最快速的大陸

and fastest-growing continent

towards a more sustainable and a prosperous future,

朝向更永續

且更繁榮的未來邁進，

and we will be creating jobs and reducing emissions.

且我們將會創造工作機會

並減少排放。

Thank you very much.

非常謝謝。

(Cheers and applause)

（歡呼及掌聲）