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Roam’s New Production Facility Could Turn Out 50,000 Electric Motorcycles Per Year

March 13, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, green economy, Kenya, Manufacturing, motorcycles + scooters, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:47:14 +0000

Roam, a Nairobi-based technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has just unveiled its new production facility that is more than 10,000 square meters in size. This new facility will allow for an expanded production and have an annual capacity of 50,000 motorcycles while staying a carbon-neutral assembly, […]

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Roam Teams Up With Hitachi To Deliver Transport Electrification Across Africa

February 25, 2023 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, hitachi, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:05:08 +0000

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize which aims to discover and scale the best solutions to help repair our planet during this decisive decade. Every year, for the next 10 years, the Earthshot Prize will find and reward solutions to five “Earthshot” goals. These five environmental goals are to Protect and Restore Nature, […]

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Roam Rolls Out The First-Ever Electric Mass-Transit Bus Operation In Kenya!

October 22, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya, mass transit / public transit, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 02:30:06 +0000

Roam has announced the milestone launch of the first-ever electric, public mass transit bus operation in Nairobi. The 1-year pilot project aims to address the unique challenges of public transport by providing a reliable, sustainable, efficient, and modern mass transit solution. The transport sector is one of the major contributors to Kenya’s greenhouse gas emissions. […]

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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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Roam & M-KOPA Sign Major Supply Agreement For Deployment Of Electric Motorcycles In Africa

August 17, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, m-kopa, motorcycles + scooters, opibus, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:50:31 +0000

Roam, previously known as Opibus, has signed a major supply agreement with M-KOPA. M-KOPA is a fintech platform that provides credit and digital financial services to underbanked consumers in Africa. This is one of the first-ever large-scale supply agreements for electric motorcycles in Africa. The agreement will enable the credit sales of electric motorcycles, lowering […]

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Roam Launches Next-Generation Electric Motorcycle — The Roam Air

July 21, 2022 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, nairobi, roam

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:05:05 +0000

Roam has today announced the launch of its next-generation electric motorcycle, the Roam Air. The Roam Air is designed both for urban and rural environments. Several years of research and months of development were dedicated to building the optimal electric motorcycle for Africa. Motorcycles are a really big deal in Kenya and across the rest […]