Tag: Battery Swapping
Beyond the Harbor: Electrifying Short-Sea Routes and Hybridizing Blue-Water Shipping
As ports around the world push forward on their decarbonization journeys, the final and perhaps most challenging frontier is decarbonizing the vessels themselves—not only within the harbor but throughout their voyages. This fourth and culminating phase of port electrification and decarbonization strategy tackles precisely this challenge, extending the benefits of … [continued]
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Afrobeats Superstar Davido & Spiro Collaborate to Launch New Range of Electric Motorcycles for Africa
The Afrobeats music genre has grown tremendously over the past two decades to become a global mainstream phenomenon. For example, I was pleasantly surprised a couple of years ago when we had dinner at a restaurant in Washington, DC, and they played quite a lot of Afrobeats. It was pretty … [continued]
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Spiro Launches In Cameroon & Tanzania
Spiro operates the largest battery swapping infrastructure network for electric motorcycles in Africa, and now has a presence in 8 countries. Motorcycles are a really big deal in a lot of African countries, with most of them deployed as taxis. Close to 30 million motorcycles on the continent are used … [continued]
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More Good Electric 2- & 3-Wheeler News From East & West Africa
Several companies across a number of countries on the African continent have put in a lot of work over the past 7 years or so to establish and grow their electric mobility firms. Following a series of pilot projects and several iterations of their products incorporating key learnings from those … [continued]
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China’s Electrification Of Trucks, Buses, & Construction Vehicles Accelerates Rapidly
China’s heavy vehicle sector took major strides toward electrification in 2024, underscoring the country’s continued leadership in the global transition toward zero-emission commercial transportation. Heavy road vehicles, including trucks, buses, construction equipment, and special-purpose vehicles, have traditionally lagged passenger cars in the electrification race, mainly due to operational challenges and … [continued]
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