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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced today by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara Africa Region, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Right Honourable Dr. Edouard Ngirente.

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Spiro Secures $63 Million Financing Solution To Expand Its Fleet Of Electric Motorcycles, Batteries, & Swap Stations

CleanTechnica EVs

Spiro, a leading electric motorbike manufacturer and clean energy provider in Africa, has so far deployed over 9200 electric motorbikes across Benin, Togo, and Rwanda.

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Ampersand Aims To Have 600,000 Electric Motorcycles Across East Africa By 2030

CleanTechnica EVs

Ampersand was founded in 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda, and quickly started work on motorbike and battery prototypes which were put on road to get real data in the actual conditions that the motorcycles would be used by customers in […].

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Ampersand Secures $9 Million Debt Facility From US International DFC To Scale Operations

CleanTechnica EVs

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 have adopted several models, including battery leasing and swapping services, hoping to entice boda-boda operators with the lower opex costs of electric motorcycles.

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Tesla-backed startup launches microgrid powering 2 African villages

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ZOLA Electric, a Tesla-backed company providing energy to remote African villages through solar and batteries, has announced the deployment of a new microgrid system that is powering 1,000 homes, schools, and businesses in two villages in Rwanda.

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

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The Dolphin Mini has also been launched in Jordan, Rwanda, and several other markets. kWh battery pack, and starts at around $22,500 in Mexico. In these three markets, both versions start under $25,000. BYD is not the only Chinese automaker targeting developing markets. The JAC E10X sports a 31.4

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UPS, Matternet to transport medical samples via drone in first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights in US

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The program will utilize Matternet’s M2 quadcopter, which is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and can carry medical payloads weighing up to about 5 lbs. UPS partnered with GAVI and Zipline in 2016 to deliver blood products to remote locations in Rwanda. over distances of up to 12.5