{"id":154003,"date":"2024-02-21T04:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/21\/kebs-prohibits-importation-of-secondhand-evs-with-battery-life-below-80\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T04:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T04:29:26","slug":"kebs-prohibits-importation-of-secondhand-evs-with-battery-life-below-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/21\/kebs-prohibits-importation-of-secondhand-evs-with-battery-life-below-80\/","title":{"rendered":"KEBS Prohibits Importation Of Secondhand EVs with Battery Life Below 80%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307844\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"425\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/port.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/port.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"425\"  \/>The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) on Monday, February 19 announced a new prohibition, preventing the importation of used electric vehicles with a battery life below 80 percent.<\/p>\n<p>KEBS Managing Director Esther Ngari, in a notice to importers of second-hand cars, affirmed that the directive aligns with the agency\u2019s mandate to assess the quality of imported goods and products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKEBS is mandated to offer among other services, quality inspection of imports based on Kenya Standards or approved specifications. 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