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MAX & Kofa Partner for TAILG Jidi Electric Motorcycle Financing in Ghana

CleanTechnica EVs

Lagos-headquartered MAX describes itself as a technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve mobility challenges in Africa. MAX has over fourteen branches across Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ghana. It says its work helps to democratise access to vehicle ownership and empower mobility entrepreneurs with financial support services.

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Kofa & TAILG Partner To Deploy 200,000 Electric Motorcycles & 5,000 Battery Swap Stations In Africa by 2030

CleanTechnica EVs

Kofa, a Ghanaian company focusing on battery swap networks, and TAILG are jointly developing a battery swap-enabled electric motorcycle called Jidi. Kofa says the first orders of the Jidi are expected to arrive in Ghana at the end of 2023.

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

CleanTechnica EVs

Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. SolarTaxi […].

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. The first vehicles are to be manufactured in a model factory in Europe.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The services are offered on the Move App, an innovative IT mobility solution which was developed by a local IT start-up company, Awesomity Lab. The services are offered using a fleet of vehicles assembled at Volkswagen Rwanda’s assembly facility in Kigali. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

Electric Vehicles India

With the rapid growth of battery electric vehicles, battery recycling is also an important aspect of the electric vehicles revolution. India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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Aptera’s brand ambassador program is very on character

Teslarati

Aptera’s online marketing strategy includes a brand ambassador program that is very on character for the brand, to say the least, as it highlights the very specific cross-section of people who are interested in the company. With its brand marketing, the company continues its strange nature.

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