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Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust Announces Pilot Project With Rivian Driving Protection of East African Ecosystems & Communities

October 16, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, rivian

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:51:43 +0000

A few months ago, 4 Rivian R1T pickups caused quite a scene in Nairobi, Kenya. One morning people woke up and saw that videos of the Rivians driving along one of Nairobi’s famous streets were trending on Twitter. This sparked a huge discussion with people wondering how the Rivians had found their way to this […]

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KCB Foundation & UNITAR Partner To Promote Electric Motorbikes For Boda-Boda Riders In Kenya

October 14, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:45:23 +0000

As part of the effort towards accelerating the transition to a low-carbon resilient economy and enable the transition of 25% of the total loan portfolio to green investments by 2025, and also as part of the KCB Net Zero ambition, The KCB Foundation and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) have partnered […]

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Kenya’s Largest Commercial Bank, KCB, Partners With BasiGo Kenya To Finance Electric Buses For Public Transport Operators

October 8, 2022 admin africa, basigo, byd, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, green economy, investment, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:10:13 +0000

In a major boost for electric mobility in Kenya, the country’s largest commercial bank, KCB Bank Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of KCB Group Plc, has partnered with BasiGo to finance electric buses for public transport operators. KCB customers in the Public Service Vehicle (PSV) industry will now be able to access flexible financing options in […]

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Kenya’s Basigo Celebrates 6 Months Of Passenger Journeys For Its BYD K6 Electric Buses

October 7, 2022 admin africa, basigo, byd, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:00:08 +0000

BasiGo is a Kenyan electric mobility startup working to revolutionize the public transportation sector by providing public transport bus owners with a cost-effective electric alternative to diesel buses. It’s been a great 6 months for BasiGo. BasiGo was recently selected as one of the winners of the 2022 Keeling Curve Prize (KCP). The prize is […]

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JUMIA Partners With BILITI Electric To Add Electric 3-Wheelers To Its Delivery Fleet

October 1, 2022 admin africa, biliti electric, clean transport, electric tuk-tuks, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:30:31 +0000

JUMIA (NYSE: JMIA), a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has announced a partnership with California-based EV solutions provider BILITI Electric. The partnership will introduce electric tuk-tuks to JUMIA’s delivery fleet in Kenya. The two companies have successfully completed the pilot project and are set to scale the fleet within Kenya in the first phase, and eventually […]

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Kenya Power To Phase Out Fossil Fuel Vehicles & Adopt Electric Vehicles

October 1, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:30:02 +0000

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in the country, and sells electricity to over 8.5 million accounts in Kenya. Its transmission and distribution network covers 248,834 km and this has enabled it to ensure that at least 75% of the country’s […]

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Kenya’s Fuel Subsidy Could Have Bought 28,000 Electric Buses!

September 23, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2022 02:30:15 +0000

Petroleum products contribute a significant portion of Kenya’s annual import bill. Petroleum products imported by Kenya increased by 12.0% to 6.4 million tonnes in 2021, costing the country a whopping $3 billion! Kenya’s fuel subsidy program that was rolled out to cushion consumers from skyrocketing petrol, diesel, and kerosene prices has been a hot topic in […]

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The Inaugural Africa E-Mobility Week Will Be Held This October

September 18, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, events, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:00:20 +0000

The Africa E-Mobility Week, an event intended to recognize and stimulate discussions around the milestones, challenges, and opportunities in scaling electric mobility on the continent, will be held this October. It will become an annual event after this year’s inaugural session. The Africa E-Mobility Week will be hosted by the Association for Electric Mobility and […]

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President William Ruto Sworn In, Reaffirms Kenya’s Commitment To Transition To 100% Clean Energy By 2030

September 13, 2022 admin africa, clean power, geothermal energy, Kenya, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:00:29 +0000

President William Ruto was sworn in as the 5th president of the Republic of Kenya. In his address soon after being sworn in as president, he reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to transition to 100% clean energy by 2030. Kenya has already done really well when it comes to increasing the share of renewable energy in its […]

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STIMA Partners With India’s One Electric For Kenyan Electric Motorcycle Market

August 25, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, India, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:50:57 +0000

Africa’s motorcycle sector is ripe for electrification. STIMA, a battery swapping technology company targeting the deployment of convenient battery swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles at scale, estimates that there are about 20 million 2-wheelers on Africa’s roads today. Most of these motorcycles are used as moto-taxis that are famously known as boda-bodas in East Africa, […]