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Solar, Swaps, & Startups: Africa’s Unique Path To Electric Transport

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Africa’s transport landscape starts from a very different baseline than the regions leading the global electric vehicle transition. Vehicle ownership per capita is low in most countries, and in many places motorcycles, scooters, and informal public transport dominate the movement of people and goods. In 2015, the continental average for … [continued]

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Hermanus Event Shows Growing Interest In Electric Mobility In South Africa

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Community event bridges knowledge gap between EV technology and public understanding. Over the past couple of years, there have been a number of emobility conferences and workshops organized by various organisations in South Africa. However, most of these events have been targeting industry professionals. EVNow, an organization founded in 2025, … [continued]

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BasiGo Deploys 100th Electric Bus In East Africa!

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I have been covering developments in Africa’s electric mobility sector for close to a decade now, and a lot has happened in that time. Several firms operating in the various countries on the African continent have done a magnificent job of building the continent’s electric mobility industry from scratch. After … [continued]

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Spiro Deploys 500 Electric Motorcycles in Uganda In One Day!

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This has probably got to be the largest rollout of electric motorcycles in Africa in a single day! And Spiro followed this up by deploying another 300 bikes the following day and another 150 bikes a few days later. They will now ramp up to deploy at least 175 to … [continued]

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