Electrek

MARCH 9, 2023

Electric technology company ROAM continues to find success in its native East Africa and is now expanding its production footprint to a new larger facility that’s over 100,000 square feet in size.

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Electrek

JULY 25, 2023

A mere few months after announcing a move to a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Nairobi, electric mobility company ROAM inaugurated the new space in a ceremony attended by the president of Kenya, William Ruto.

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Electrek

JULY 20, 2022

Swedish-Kenyan mobility company ROAM has launched its first production-intent model of electric motorcycles designed for both urban and rural terrain in Africa. The post ROAM launches production-ready Air electric motorcycle with two swappable battery packs appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

AUGUST 23, 2022

Swedish-Kenyan mobility company ROAM has followed up the launch of its first production-intent model of electric motorcycles with the launch of its first all-electric bus built for mass transit in Africa. The post ROAM launches first electric mass-transit bus in Africa appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Kenya-based electric mobility company ROAM has successfully completed a Series A funding round totaling $24 million in equity and debt to expand local production and further electrify mobility across Africa.

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Electrek

AUGUST 23, 2021

Welcome one and all back to the Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS) , where we at Electrek shine a light on specific companies bringing exciting new innovations and strategies to the world of electrified transport. Our latest EVS is on Opibus, a company headquartered in Kenya that was born out of a research project in Sweden.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

African electric mobility company Opibus announced today that it has closed on a round of equity and grant fundraising totaling $7.5 According to the company, this the largest sum of money raised by an electric mobility company in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, eclipsing the previous by $4 million.

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