Electric, Fleet, Kenya and Transportation

Bolt Partners With M-KOPA To Launch Electric Motorcycle Fleet In Kenya — Will Deploy 5,000 Electric Motorcycles Within 3 Years

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2024

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.

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Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 12, 2023

Metrotrans Ltd, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has announced the introduction of 5 electric buses as part of its fleet. In Kenya, a lot of Sacco members […]

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JUMIA Partners With BILITI Electric To Add Electric 3-Wheelers To Its Delivery Fleet

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

JUMIA (NYSE: JMIA), a leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has announced a partnership with California-based EV solutions provider BILITI Electric. The partnership will introduce electric tuk-tuks to JUMIA’s delivery fleet in Kenya.

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Spiro Brings Its Electric Motorcycle Ecosystem To Nigeria

CleanTechnica EVs

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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Super Metro Adds First Electric Bus To Its Fleet For Operation In Nairobi

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Super Metro Sacco, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has just introduced its first electric bus as part of its fleet. Supplied by Kenyan electric mobility start-up BasiGo, the 25-seater K6 electric bus started operating yesterday and will ply the CBD to Kikuyu and CBD to Kitengela routes.

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BYD K6 Minibuses Being Piloted In Kenya’s Matatu Industry

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 9, 2022

Small 14- to 35-seater minibus taxis, known as matatus, play a major role in providing transport services for urban commutes in Kenya. Estimates put Kenya’s minibus and bus fleet at just over 100,000 vehicles. Matatu is Swahili for the number three.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS): Opibus is helping electrify Africa

Electrek

AUGUST 23, 2021

Welcome one and all back to the Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS) , where we at Electrek shine a light on specific companies bringing exciting new innovations and strategies to the world of electrified transport. Our latest EVS is on Opibus, a company headquartered in Kenya that was born out of a research project in Sweden.

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Electric Pickups & Vans Are Now Available In Some African Markets — Time For Fleet Operators To Electrify

CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Fleet operators constitute the bulk of brand new motor vehicle purchases in a lot of markets on the continent. Fleet operators normally replace their fleets at regular intervals. They also represent an essential customer segment — repeat customers!

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4 Nairobi Bus Operators Now Using Electric Buses!

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 21, 2023

The transition to electric mobility is well underway in a lot of places around the world. Electric buses are some of the major contributors. It’s always good to hear about the progress in the electric bus space. Shenzhen China is perhaps the most well known for a fast transition to an electric bus fleet.

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Electric Electrical Fleet China

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. Who is leading the way with electric vehicle adoption? How is the United States doing with electric vehicle adoption?

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4,000 Tembo e-LV EV Conversion Kits For Kenyan Utility Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 26, 2022

One of the best ways to accelerate the transition to electric mobility is to convert the current fleet of ICE vehicles around the world to electric.

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Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity around the world, especially with the high cost of fuel. One startup trying to solve this problem is ARC Ride , in Nairobi, Kenya. One startup trying to solve this problem is ARC Ride , in Nairobi, Kenya. Working with electric vehicles requires mechanical and engineering expertise.

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Kenya Personal Fleet Building

Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative ( GFEI ) ( earlier post ) launched its second three-year effort to improve vehicle fuel economy around the world at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. It also announced that a new partner—the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)—has joined the effort.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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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

Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

JUMIA Partners With BILITI Electric To Add Electric 3-Wheelers To Its Delivery Fleet

Spiro Brings Its Electric Motorcycle Ecosystem To Nigeria

Super Metro Adds First Electric Bus To Its Fleet For Operation In Nairobi

BYD K6 Minibuses Being Piloted In Kenya’s Matatu Industry

Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS): Opibus is helping electrify Africa

Electric Pickups & Vans Are Now Available In Some African Markets — Time For Fleet Operators To Electrify

4 Nairobi Bus Operators Now Using Electric Buses!

The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

4,000 Tembo e-LV EV Conversion Kits For Kenyan Utility Vehicles

Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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