Tag: Kenya
Battery Shortages & Wait Times At Swap Stations In Kenya’s Booming Electric Motorcycle Sectors Show That It’s Time For Big Investors To Support These Companies
Surging demand shows customer buy-in and willingness to pay
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School Of The Nations Acquires Electric School Buses From BasiGo, Making It The First School In Kenya To Transition To E-Mobility
School buses are part of the critical transit system in many countries. School buses ferry hundreds of thousands of school children daily. In a lot of countries, these buses tend to be painted bright yellow so you can’t miss them. With predictable set times of travel and well known routes, … [continued]
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Spiro Raises $50 Million As Demand For Its Battery Swapping Infrastructure & EVs Surges Across Africa
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 in this motorcycle taxi industry. With almost 99% of them still being internal combustion engine motorcycles, there is a huge opportunity … [continued]
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Rideence To Start Local Assembly Of Electric Vehicles At AVA Plant In Mombasa, Kenya
Rideence Africa Limited, a subsidiary of the Garden Real Group, is an integrated electric mobility solutions provider in Kenya. Rideence currently operates one of the largest electric ride-hailing fleet in Kenya. Rideence is also developing a nationwide charging network. The next big step as part of Rideence’s strategy is now … [continued]
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Kenya Power Says Consumption From EV Charging Was Up 188% In Kenya In 2025
Electricity consumption from customers connected to Kenya Power’s E-Mobility tariffs surged 188% in 2025. Consumption rose from 2,922,692 kWh in 2024 to 8,433,437 kWh in 2025. This led to an increase in revenue from EVs charging to KShs. 190,800,016 ($1,479,069.89) from KShs. 64, 843,181 ($502,660.32) in 2025. Kenya Power says … [continued]
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