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MojaEV Kenya Launches 100 NETA V Electric Cars for Nairobi Taxi Market

November 6, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric taxis, Electric vehicles, hozon neta v, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 21:07:05 +0000

MojaEV aims to introduce a total of 500 NETA V electric cars by mid-2025 Although the Kenyan vehicle market is quite small, there are quite a number of exciting developments when it comes to electrification. For example, electric motorcycles are starting to gain significant traction in Kenya in terms of … [continued]

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Ampersand Scales Nairobi Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Capacity To Meet Kenya’s Growing Demand For Electric Motorcycles

October 22, 2024 admin africa, ampersand, battery swapping, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev battery swapping, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:29:33 +0000

New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. 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 … [continued]

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BYD Partners With Loxea To Launch The ATTO 3, Dolphin, & Seal in Kenya

September 28, 2024 admin africa, byd, byd atto 3, byd dolphin, byd seal, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev leasing, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:05:51 +0000

It seems like we get news of BYD entering a new market around the world every week now, so it’s hard to keep up! However, it’s great for the overall mission to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles around the world. Just the other week, BYD officially entered the Zambian market … [continued]

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Ampersand & CrossBoundary Energy Look To Supercharge Kenya’s E-Mobility Transition With Solar Charging & E-Motorcycle Batteries

September 24, 2024 admin africa, ampersand, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:33:03 +0000

The solar PV market in a lot of African countries has grown thanks to project developers and financiers offering attractive power purchase and lease agreements to clients in the C&I sector. Uptake was driven without any government incentives in most of these countries. Uptake was simply influenced by savings customers … [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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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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Kenya Power to Invest $2 Million Towards Promotion of Electric Mobility

April 25, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, Kenya, nairobi, utilities

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:43:58 +0000

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc (Kenya Power) is Kenya’s electric utility company. Kenya Power is the main offtaker of power produced by both national and independent power producers. Kenya Power then transmits, distributes, and retails the power to customers throughout Kenya. As of December 2023, the company had … [continued]

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Bolt Partners With M-KOPA To Launch Electric Motorcycle Fleet In Kenya — Will Deploy 5,000 Electric Motorcycles Within 3 Years

April 24, 2024 admin ampersand, clean transport, electric cars, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, Kenya, m-kopa, motorcycles + scooters, nairobi, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:03:05 +0000

Bolt, a leading on-demand mobility company in Africa, in collaboration with M-KOPA, a leading African fintech platform, today announced the launch of its electric bike fleet in Kenya. Through this partnership, new and existing drivers will have the opportunity to lease ROAM and Ampersand electric motorbikes at a discounted price … [continued]

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AfricaNEV’s First EV Technical Training Course Was Held In Nairobi Last Month

June 9, 2023 admin africa, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Kenya, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:15:58 +0000

Africa New Energy and Vehicles (AfricaNEV) is a continental non-profit that aims to accelerate the adoption of e-mobility in Africa through policy advocacy, awareness creation, and skills development, as well as linking industry players in the e-mobility value chain. AfricaNEV says the purpose of its community is to make sure African countries are not left […]

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Roam Launches The Roam Hub: A Multi-Purpose Electric Motorcycle Charging Station

May 30, 2023 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, nairobi, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 19:35:49 +0000

Roam, a technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, launched the first Roam Hub this morning in Nairobi. The Roam Hub is a multi-purpose electric motorcycle charging station. Though it is still possible to charge the Roam Air at home, the Roam Hub acts as an ecosystem solution […]

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