CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Million Grant From USAID To Scale Up Clean Public Transport In Rwanda appeared first on CleanTechnica. BasiGo, an e-mobility company that is working on bringing the future of clean, electric public transport to sub-Saharan Africa, recently. more] The post BasiGo Awarded $1.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

The Volkswagen brand has founded “Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda”, a company based in Rwanda. Going forward, the brand will be focusing in particular on new app-based mobility services such as car sharing and ride hailing in Rwanda. Overall, Volkswagen and its partner companies will create up to 1,000 jobs in Rwanda.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Starlink received praise from healthcare providers in Rwanda recently. Pilot tests for SpaceX’s Starlink internet services started in Rwanda in 2023. The aerospace company collaborated with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to get Starlink’s pilot tests running in Rwanda.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

The concept provides for app-based mobility solutions such as car-sharing and ride-hailing to be offered in Rwanda. Volkswagen says that Rwanda is well-suited to be a pioneer of new mobility solutions as it has a population of young tech-savvy people and its capital Kigali is seen as the most connected city in Africa.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The team devoted special attention to three rapidly developing Sub-Saharan countries: Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda. Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Fisher et al.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 23, 2023

The low levels of motorization on the African continent present an incredible opportunity for another major leapfrog event similar to what happened with the mobile phone revolution.

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Most recently, it was praised by healthcare providers in Rwanda for enhancing their ability to deliver patient care. Last month, the Philippines considered using Starlink during its 2025 midterm elections. Starlink has proven to be useful time and time again. If you have any tips, contact me at maria@teslarati.com or via X @Writer_0100110.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 20, 2024

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Africa hosts an estimated 27 million motorbikes (motos), out of which 80% is estimated to be used for commercial taxi service. All these motos have the potential to soon be riding on electricity! The motorcycle sector has been getting attention when it comes to electrification due to the large addressable market.

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CN EV Post

JANUARY 29, 2024

BYD entered into a partnership with Rwandan distributor CFAO Mobility in 2023, and the local launch of the Atto 3 marks its official entry into the East African market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 9, 2022

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 […]. Ampersand, one of the pioneers in the African electric motorcycle sector, is ramping up its operations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2023

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

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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Electrek

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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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Cars That Think

MARCH 15, 2023

Initial customers include a couple of regional health systems in the United States, Sweetgreen restaurants , and the Government of Rwanda, with President Kagame himself as the very first customer.

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Cars That Think

JULY 29, 2023

The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. This provides easy access to records and improves coordination of care.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In 2013, new geothermal geologic studies or exploration moved forward in places as diverse as American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

The Dolphin Mini has also been launched in Jordan, Rwanda, and several other markets. The Dolphin comes in a 30 kWh version that offers about 190 miles of range, and a 38 kWh version with about 252 miles. In these three markets, both versions start under $25,000. BYD is not the only Chinese automaker targeting developing markets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2017

In addition, Volkswagen plans to launch an integrated mobility concept in Rwanda at the end of this year. Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, with assembly in Kenya getting underway in December 2016. The concept provides for app-based mobility solutions such as car sharing and ride hailing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

UPS partnered with GAVI and Zipline in 2016 to deliver blood products to remote locations in Rwanda. This collaboration is the latest UPS program to utilize drone flights in support of healthcare logistics. The Matternet team has already completed more than 3,000 flights for healthcare systems in Switzerland.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

The company, which currently operates in Rwanda and Kenya, is making significant strides in the African electric vehicle industry. Ampersand is one of several leading electric motorcycle makers in Africa, adding to a growing boom of two-wheeled EV production on the continent.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

While attending IEEE Smart Village’s Power Africa conference in 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda, she met GHE founder Paras Loomba. “The story really touched my heart,” she says, and she made it her mission to assist the villagers. Kiani shared Melamchi’s story with him, and the two decided to team up to help the village.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Countries participating in the summit include Australia, Bangladesh, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, the UAE, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Ghana, and Vietnam. (..)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The “Kigali Amendment” resulting from the annual Montreal Protocol Meeting of Parties in October 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda targets phasing down the production of HFCs globally. More than three-quarters of HFC emissions in California come from the use of refrigerants in the commercial, industrial, residential, and transportation sectors.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt all have plans in place to increase EV production and usage. Many countries in Southeast Asia like Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are taking steps to promote sales of EVs. In Africa , South Africa is leading the way on the continent as far as EV adoption, although it remains low.

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Africa Electric Mobility Week is on in Nairobi, Kenya, this week from the 17th to the 22nd of September. It is a great time to check on some of the progress in key sectors such as electrification of public transport in Kenya. One of the main modes people use to.

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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

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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CleanTechnica EVs

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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Green Car Congress

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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