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Electric 3-Wheeler Sales Reach 1% Market Share In Kenya

September 22, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric 3-wheelers, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, piaggio

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:41:15 +0000

If you have ever been to Mombasa, Kenya, and other towns in the coastal regions, such as Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, and Diani, you may have noticed that 3-wheelers are an integral part of the transport ecosystem in the coastal region. Currently, Mombasa on its own has close to 15,000 passenger … [continued]

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BasiGo Flags Off New Tata Ultra Electric Buses In Nairobi, Strengthens Sustainable Public Transport In Kenya

September 21, 2024 admin africa, basigo, byd, byd k6, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, nairobi, rwanda, tata motors

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:34:49 +0000

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to … [continued]

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Electric Motorcycle Sales Were Close to 4% of All Motorcycles Sold in Kenya in 2023

August 27, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 00:06:43 +0000

There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are popularly known as boda bodas. The motorcycle taxi industry is a vital segment of Kenya’s economy. Transitioning this sector to electric will make a huge … [continued]

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Kenya’s Government To Acquire 1,000 Electric Vehicles Per Year For Staff

August 24, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:50:11 +0000

In a meeting held yesterday with National Government Administration Officers, Kenya’s President William Ruto said the Officers are central to the governance and development of Kenya. He also said that as a key pillar of “national stability and in the implementation of development projects across the country,” to help them … [continued]

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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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