CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2022

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.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Africa hosts an estimated 27 million motorbikes (motos), out of which 80% is estimated to be used for commercial taxi service. The motorcycle sector has been getting attention when it comes to electrification due to the large addressable market. Electric motorcycles are also […]

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Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

Electric motorcycles are likely not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of BYD , the world’s leading electric car maker. But thanks to a new agreement, the company’s batteries are heading to Africa, where they’ll be used in Ampersand’s electric motorcycles. And that’s where BYD comes in.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The motorcycle sector is now the biggest vehicle segment in Kenya. The number of motorcycles registered in 2021 was more than 1.5 times the number of motorcycles registered in 2018! Motorcycle taxi riders, the largest user segment of motorcycles in the country, are constantly battling skyrocketing […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2023

Motorcycle taxis, popularly known as boda bodas, are a vital pillar of the transport ecosystem in Kenya. There are millions of boda bodas in Kenya as well as in the rest of the East African region, and there are millions more in West and Central Africa. In Kenya, President William Ruto attended the launch of […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2022

Kenya’s motorcycle industry is booming, buoyed by the ever growing motorcycle taxi (Boda Boda) industry. There are over 2 million motorcycles registered in Kenya.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 28, 2023

Two-wheelers are a big deal in a lot of African countries for various applications including for personal mobility, as motorcycle taxis, as well as the growing demand in the last mile delivery sector.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A number of startups focused on electrifying the motorcycle and motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) market have now entered the boda-boda space in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. They say electric motorcycles can be […].

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

But some of the current EV models aren’t a good fit for owners who can’t wait around for hours for their batteries to charge, such as taxi drivers, delivery people, and ride-hailing services. Founded in 2020, the company sells a variety of EVs, including e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles, and tuktuks. Its top speed is 75 km/h.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Car Wars Han Feizi, writing in Asia Times , offers a colorful assessment of the current EV scene in China, which he compares to the notorious Japanese “motorcycle wars.” In the 1950s, over 100 companies in Japan started making motorcycles, sparking a “wild, untamed, often unscrupulous and dazzlingly innovative” melee.

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