Tag: Electric Vehicles

Spiro has appointed Anant Badjatya as Group Chief Executive Officer, bringing in a battery-swapping veteran to steer the company through ...

Kenya Power has launched a mop-up exercise to migrate all electric vehicle (EV) charging customers onto its dedicated E-mobility tariff. ...

Kenya is in the middle of a fuel crisis, and President William Ruto is responding with a policy shift that ...

Kenya's electric vehicle ambitions may have a tax problem. The Finance Bill 2026, currently before Parliament, proposes moving electric bicycles, ...

BasiGo has partnered with the School of the Nations to introduce electric school buses in Kenya. The school is the ...

A few years ago, spotting an electric motorcycle in Nairobi or even Mombasa was rare. On most streets, EVs were ...

Kenyans charged up 8.4 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to power electric vehicles in 2025, nearly triple the 2.9 million kWh ...

The global shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) is gaining momentum, and Kenya is leading the way in Africa, thanks to ...

Kenya’s electric vehicle scene is showing signs of growth. Rideence Africa Limited, a Chinese-backed EV company, is investing KES 320 ...

Kenya's electric vehicle owners now have a new way to show off their eco-friendly rides. Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir ...

Volvo just unveiled the EX60, a two-row electric SUV that slots between the compact EX30 and three-row EX90 in their ...

When Stanley Kubrick released 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968, the world watched in awe as fictional astronauts spoke to ...

Uber has launched its first electric cars in South Africa, starting in Johannesburg. This is part of Uber’s plan to ...

Kenya's automotive industry is having its best year since 2019, with new car sales climbing nearly 25% in the first ...

It is now clear that both the public and private transport sectors in Kenya have played a major role in ...

Over the last decade, the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) in Kenya has experienced significant growth with the number of ...

Kenyan electric mobility firm, BasiGo, appears to be expanding its presence and operations across the country after announcing the launch ...

Researchers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in India have developed a sodium-ion battery that can ...

Kenya Power has unveiled an ambitious plan to install 45 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across six counties within the ...

We don't know if Sir William Lyons would be proud or perplexed, but Jaguar is attempting what might be its ...

The EV (Electric Vehicle) market is about to get a major shakeup after automotive giants Volkswagen and Rivian officially launched ...

Uber customers across most of the globe will soon have the option to ride in BYD electric vehicles via the ...

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, NETA Auto, has confirmed its ambitions to establish an assembly plant in Kenya as it looks ...

Ghanaian e-mobility startup, Kofa, has revealed plans to launch its battery swapping solution in the Kenyan and Togolese markets. The ...

Kenyan president William Ruto was recently in the USA where he announced plans to waive taxes on the first 100,000 ...

The Kenyan government has been quite clear of late about its intentions to promote and advance e-mobility as a mode ...

Kenyan electric vehicle (EV) startup BasiGo has raised $3 million (approximately KES400 million) in equity investment from CFAO Group. The ...

The Kenyan government is introducing special green number plates for electric vehicles (EVs). This is part of efforts to promote ...

Electric Mobility startup, BasiGo, has secured another round of funding. The startup which recently confirmed Moses Nderitu and Doreen Orishaba ...

South Africa has been experiencing a monumental shift in the automotive landscape with the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs). ...

Last month, the government of Kenya announced plans to install fast-charging electrical stations at 25-kilometre intervals. The electric vehicles (EVs) ...

Watu Credit Limited announced a partnership with Battery-as-a-Service provider ARC Ride. The partnership aims to set up over 300 battery ...

The Kenyan government has signed a Ksh.8.7 billion ($60 million) agreement with the United States Millennium Change Corporation (MCC). The ...

Roam has launched the made-in-Kenya, fully electric Roam Move shuttle bus. This a major step that signifies the company is ...

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) will spend KSh.10 billion during the financial year commencing July 2023. KPLC intends to ...