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How BYD’s EV batteries will soon power up tens of thousands of electric motorcycles

Electrek

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.

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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

CleanTechnica EVs

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.

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How BYD’s EV batteries will soon power up tens of thousands of electric motorcycles

Baua Electric

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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Kenya’s President Drives Himself From State House In Electric Car To Officially Open Africa Climate Summit

CleanTechnica EVs

The motorcade had electric motorcycles and electric cars. All the vehicles in President William Ruto’s motorcade for the summit were electric vehicles.

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Persistent Expands Its Electric Mobility Venture Building To West Africa, Partners With SolarTaxi

CleanTechnica EVs

SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. The company designs, assembles, and distributes electric motorcycles & electric cars for transportation and delivery services in Ghana. SolarTaxi […].

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Volvo Delivers Its 1st Electric Heavy-Duty Truck In Africa

CleanTechnica EVs

While the top selling car in history is the Toyota Corolla, its sales are dwarfed by the Honda Super Cub and its variants, and motorcycle sales are dwarfed by those of bicycles like the Chinese Flying Pigeon. Motorcycles and […]

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Plans Underway For Rwanda To Get 200 Electric Buses!

CleanTechnica EVs

First there is Ampersand, one of the pioneers and leaders of the electric motorcycle sector in Africa. Ampersand has recently celebrated the deployment of its 1,000th electric motorcycle. In the electric car space, KABISA wants […] A lot of exciting things are happening in the electric mobility space in Rwanda.

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