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Powerhive Announces Strategic Partnership with Mobius Motors to Boost Local Assembly Capabilities in Kenya

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continued] The post Powerhive Announces Strategic Partnership with Mobius Motors to Boost Local Assembly Capabilities in Kenya appeared first on CleanTechnica. The electric motorcycle industry in East Africa has been developing nicely over the past 5 years. Several startups have been.

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Kenya Power’s E-Mobility Conference Develops Roadmap For Electric Motorization

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Kenya Power Lighting Company PLC (Kenya Power) owns and operates most of the electricity transmission and distribution system in Kenya. Kenya Power sells electricity to over 9 million customers.

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Motorcycle Registrations Were Up 17% In Kenya In 2020

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Motorcycles sales in Kenya increased yet again in 2020, breaking the trend where sharp declines in registration were observed across the other motor vehicle segments. growth in motor- and auto-cycles was recorded last year, according to the latest Economic Survey from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

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Stima, One Electric, & Mobius Motors Launch Strategic Partnership To Propel Local Electric Motorcycle Assembly In Kenya

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There has been a lot of attention on electrifying the motorcycle industry on the African continent. That is because the motorcycle sector in Africa is one of the largest vehicle segments on the continent. There are over 27 million ICE motorbikes registered across Africa, with around 80% of them used in the motorcycle taxi industry. […]

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Opibus Rebrands As Roam Motors

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Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that develops, designs, and manufactures electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, has officially changed its name to Roam Motors. Roam is one of the firms leading the transition to sustainable transport in Africa.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3 to reflect this change.

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Affordable Electric Cars Like BYD Seagull & Wuling Bingo Could Be Big Hit In Africa, Used Car Imports Imply

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The report says as of June 30, 2023, light motor vehicles (up to 2,300 kg) accounted for 76.5% Zimbabwe’s national statistics agency, Zimstat, recently released its Transport Statistics Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2023. of the 1,583,700 registered vehicles in the country.

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