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The Regional Electricity Crisis Should Be Higher Up On The Agenda For Southern African Heads of Government: Part 2

August 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, eskom, grid, hydroelectric, Kenya, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, tanzania, zambia, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:05:01 +0000

There was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) over the past weekend in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. The SADC website states “The mission of SADC is to … [continued]

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Greenspoon Partners With Roam To Launch Faster Deliveries In Kenya Using Electric Motorcycles

August 22, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:54:02 +0000

Roam and Greenspoon have partnered to offer sustainable deliveries and support local farms. Greenspoon customers get orders in under 99 minutes with the Roam Air electric motorcycle, down from 3 hours. Five years ago, we covered Greenspoon’s journey to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Kenya’s first artisan online food store … [continued]

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The Chery Omoda E5 EV Will Be Assembled In Kenya Starting Next Month!

August 3, 2024 admin africa, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Kenya, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:25:22 +0000

Chery has announced a new partnership with Kenyan Afrigreen Automobile Limited with a $20 million investment in an electric vehicle assembly plant in Kenya.

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BasiGo’s Impressive Progress With Electric Buses In Kenya Illustrates The Incredible Opportunity To Tackle Africa’s Transport Challenges

July 26, 2024 admin africa, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:07:50 +0000

We cover quite a lot of developments in the EV space across Africa. One of my favorite things about this is following up on the progress of some of the companies that are active in the nascent electric mobility industry across the continent’s various regions. One segment that is set … [continued]

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One of Kenya’s Oldest Bus Companies Goes Electric!

July 23, 2024 admin basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 22:05:05 +0000

One of Kenya’s oldest public transport operators, Kenya Bus Service Management Limited (KBS), is going electric! The company has evolved over the years as the Kenyan bus sector has gone through several transformations, surviving the different eras of Kenya’s public transport ecosystem, including the overall shift from the formal era … [continued]

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Dynamics of Electric Mobility Transition in Kenya

July 4, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:08:03 +0000

George, a delivery executive, lives in a modest home on the outskirts of Nairobi. He unplugs the wire that charges his shiny new electric bike, presses a tiny switch bringing the quiet motor to life, and rides off to deliver happiness in the form of food. George is part of … [continued]

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The Radisson Blu Hotel Partners With HBT Transport In Nairobi To Introduce A Fleet of Nissan Leafs

June 23, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev fleets, hotels, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:25:38 +0000

Fleet operators, such as shuttle service providers for airport transfers and other players who drive a lot of kilometers per day, stand to benefit the most from lower operation and maintenance costs associated with electric vehicles, thereby enjoying a lower total cost of ownership. They also benefit from access to … [continued]

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BYD & Ampersand To Collaborate On Electric Motorcycles In Africa

June 21, 2024 admin africa, ampersand, byd, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 23:21:10 +0000

Ampersand will purchase BYD’s high-tech battery cells to build around 40,000 electric motorcycles by the end of 2026, with the long-term goal of electrifying a large portion of Africa’s 30 million commercial motorcycles. In an exciting development toward electricity in one of the most prominent sectors in the African transport … [continued]

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Women Leading the Way: Channeling Female Leadership for Sustainable Land Management in Kenya

June 8, 2024 admin clean power, Kenya

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:54:07 +0000

In a nation where land is not only a precious resource but also a cultural heritage, sustainable land management and conservation are pivotal for preserving Kenya’s natural wealth for generations to come. At the forefront of these efforts are the women of Kenya, whose contributions and leadership are instrumental in … [continued]

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