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Godwin Ayetor (PhD)

Adjunct: Mechanical Engineering

I hold an MSc degree in automobile engineering from Kingston University, London, since 2009, specialising in electric vehicles. At Kingston University, I studied the effect of energy storage and vehicle architecture on the fuel consumption of hybrid-electric vehicles as my thesis. I completed a PhD and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, in 2016 and 2005, respectively. My PhD thesis was based on the effect of biodiesel-biodiesel fuel mixture on engine performance.

I have since undergone extensive training on electric vehicle planning by Pmanifold in India, where I studied how to plan, maintain, purchase and project the total cost of operation of any electric vehicle fleet. Regarding vehicle standards, I am the current Chairman of the Technical Committee on Vehicle Standards and Homologation for the Ghana Standards Authority. This committee developed the 26 vehicle standards for M1, M2 and N1 vehicles used in Ghana today. I am also a member (expert consultant) of the Technical Committee (TC 59) of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO). The TC 59 has harmonized vehicle standards in Africa.

I had the privilege of developing the petrol and diesel fuel standards for Africa. I have provided short-term consultancy services for the E4D VET TOOLBOX project for GIZ on two separate projects in 2018 and 2019. In this project, I worked with industry stakeholders and international experts from Germany to develop a skills gap analysis for the Automobile Industry in Ghana.

My core expertise includes electric vehicles (e-mobility) and engine performance, including emissions, with several publications on my credit. I have strong leadership abilities honed as a head of department, dean, project leader and in many other international capacities

  • Advanced Mechanical Machine Design
  • Mechanics of Material
  • Mechanical Machine Design
  • Electric Vehicles
  • TVET
  • CBT
  • Vehicle Standards
  • Vehicle Policy
  • Vehicle Regulations
  • Alternative Fuels
  • Emissions
  • Automobile Equipment
  • G.K. Ayetor, Innocent Mbonigaba, Albert Sunnu, Baafour Nyantekyi-kwakye (2021). Impact of replacing ICE bus fleet with electric bus fleet in Africa: a lifetime assessment. Energy Vol.221, Elsevier.
  • G. K. Ayetor, David A. Quansah, Eunice A. Adjei (2020). Towards Zero Vehicle Emissions in Africa: A case study of Ghana. Energy Policy vol. 143. Elsevier
  • G.K. Ayetor, Innocent Mbonigaba, M.N, Sackey, P.Y. Andoh (2021). Vehicle regulations in Africa: impact on used vehicle import and new vehicle sales. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Elsevier.
  • G.K. Ayetor, Innocent Mbonigaba, Joshua Ampofo, Albert Sunnu (2021).Investigating Road Vehicle Emissions in Africa: A case study of Ghana and Rwanda. Transportation Research
    Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Elsevier.
  • Ayetor, G.K., Duodu, E. and Abban, J., 2016. Effect of Energy Storage Systems on Fuel Economy of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles. International Journal of Technology and Management Research, 1(5), pp.14-23.
  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
  • MSc Automotive Engineering, Kingston University-London (UK)
  • BSc Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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