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JUNE 30, 2023

A lot of exciting things are happening in the electric mobility space in Rwanda. 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. There is also Rwanda Electric Motors.

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MAY 27, 2025

continued] The post Two Bus Routes, One in Kenya and One in Rwanda, Now Served by 100% Electric Buses! OMA Service Limited has just retired all of its diesel busses that were serving the Kariobangi SouthtoNairobi CBD route. The route will now exclusively be served by OMA Service Limiteds. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

continued] The post Kabisa Takes The Radar RD6 Electric Pickup On A 2,400km Round Trip From Rwanda To Kenya! It has done so well there that it has sold over 1 million units in South Africa since it was launched. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

continued] The post Bboxx & Radiant Yacu Partner To Launch Insurance Package For Electric Motorcycles In Rwanda appeared first on CleanTechnica. Kenya is the largest market for motorcycles, with over 2 million internal combustion motorcycles on the road, and we are now.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

CFAO Mobility in Rwanda has just launched East Africa’s first BYD car dealership in Kigali. continued] The post Toyota’s CFAO Group Brings BYD Dealership To Rwanda, Launches Atto 3, Dolphin, & Seagull Next appeared first on CleanTechnica. The showroom is located in.

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JULY 28, 2023

Nairobi-based electric bus pioneer BasiGo has made a second entry into the African market with the launch of BasiGo Rwanda Ltd., a new entity focused on electrifying the public transport system in Rwanda. BasiGo has partnered with AC Mobility, Rwanda’s provider of automated fare collection systems for public transport.

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JANUARY 1, 2022

By Yizere Ange Vehicular emissions are currently the leading cause of increasing air pollution in cities in Rwanda. In recognition of the well-documented impact of air pollution on public health, the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has introduced incentives for introducing electric vehicles across all vehicle types.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Most African countries have very low motorization rates of less than 50 vehicles per 1,000 people, which means the transport landscape at the moment is not inclusive and […]

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MAY 12, 2025

The transition to electric in Africas motorcycle taxi industry is shaping up nicely now. Ampersand currently has operations in Rwanda and Kenya. Ampersand powers over 5,700 electric motorcycles that. continued] The post Ampersand Unveils Upgraded Electric Motorcycle Named “Alpha” appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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JULY 1, 2021

There are a lot of exciting developments on Rwanda’s electric vehicle scene. On the micromobility side, GURARIDE, a green e-mobility public bike-share (PBS) transport system company, is scaling up operations in Rwanda.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Rwandese company SAFIRUN, mostly known for pioneering eco-friendly delivery and logistics services in Kigali, has been working on various green-transport solutions for goods and services using electric scooters, electric bikes, and electric vans over the past four years.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Some estimates put the number of motorcycles in use on the African continent at around 20 million. Estimates also say around 5 million of these are in East Africa.

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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 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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JULY 7, 2023

The Group is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi. The KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

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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APRIL 20, 2024

Spiro has the largest fleet of electric motorcycles on the roads in Africa. Spiro now has over 13,000 electric motorbikes and 40,000 swappable batteries in operation across Benin, Togo, Rwanda, and Kenya. Spiro says, to date, riders have collectively driven almost quarter of a billion kilometers.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

All these motos have the potential to soon be riding on electricity! Electric motorcycles are also […] Africa hosts an estimated 27 million motorbikes (motos), out of which 80% is estimated to be used for commercial taxi service.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Ampersand, one of the pioneers in the African electric motorcycle sector, is ramping up its operations. 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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AUGUST 22, 2023

As the transition to electric mobility accelerates around the world, several African countries are also making great strides in promoting electric mobility. Several countries, including Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia, have introduced progressive policies and incentives to help drive the adoption of EVs.

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MARCH 31, 2025

There has been a lot of cool electric bus news recently from around the world that you can read here on CleanTechnica. Quite a number of countries on the African continent are supporting the transition to electric buses. There are some recent exciting developments on the African continent as well.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

continued] The post Volkswagen Group Africa Launches Multifunctional Facility In Africa With Electric Tractors appeared first on CleanTechnica. In a lot of remote or rural areas across many regions on the African continent, the lack of access to mechanised resources such has tractors has been hindering agricultural productivity.

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JUNE 18, 2024

Ampersand will purchase BYD’s high-tech battery cells to build around 40,000 electric motorcycles by the end of 2026, with the long-term goal of electrifying a large portion of Africa’s 30 million commercial motorcycles. In an exciting development toward electricity in one of the most prominent sectors in the African transport.

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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. The ride-share market as well as the leisure and tourism sectors are also areas with potential in a lot of African countries. […]

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MARCH 7, 2023

The transport sector in a lot of African countries is unfortunately not inclusive. It leaves the majority of the population who live in rural areas without access to reliable transport services. This is a major impediment to their economic empowerment.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. continued] The post BasiGo Flags Off New Tata Ultra Electric Buses In Nairobi, Strengthens Sustainable Public Transport In Kenya appeared first on CleanTechnica. One of the main modes people use to.

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MAY 5, 2023

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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JULY 11, 2023

In a recent Fully Charged podcast, she reiterated what others have said: eating a plant-based diet, using renewable energy, having no car (or, if necessary, an electric […] Dr Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data asserts that the rapidity of change will enable us to avoid the worst of the climate catastrophe that is currently building.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Kenyan startup BasiGo’s innovative Pay-As-You-Drive model, which lowers the barriers to entry for operators to get brand new electric buses, has helped unlock a pathway to accelerating the adoption of electric buses in Africa.

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APRIL 8, 2021

The transition to electromobility is now well underway across the globe. While record market shares in developed nations such as Norway, Germany, and the United Kingdom have been catalyzed by generous incentives and progressive policy, the transition in Africa will most likely be driven by the unit economics in key sectors.

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