Tag: Electric vehicles
KPLC Targets E-mobility With Ksh 10 Billion Network Expansion
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) will spend KSh.10 billion during the financial year commencing July 2023. KPLC intends to construct new substations and...
BasiGo Launches Another High-Power DC Fast Charging Station
Kenya’s E-Mobility start-up, BasiGo has launched a high-power DC Fast charging station for electric buses in Buru Buru. BasiGo promises to bring clean electric...
Kenya Receives KES 50B from the European Commission to Electrify BRT
Over the last couple of years, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has gained popularity in African cities as a cost-effective and efficient mode of public...
How to Catch an Electric Bus Ride in Nairobi
We have since talked extensively about the Kenya e-mobility state. To sum it up, the competition is getting stiff following participation from multiple companies....
Kenya Set to Benefit from AfDB’s KES 130m Electric Vehicle Fund
Kenya is set to receive part of the USD 1 million fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB) under its Green Mobility for Africa...
Roam Unveils East Africa’s Largest Electric Motorcycle Plant
Electric vehicle company Roam has announced they will be relocating to a new production facility that spans over 10,000 square metres.
The new facility...
Roam Taps Hitachi Europe’s Expertise to Expand Electric Motoring in Kenya
Electric vehicle designer and developer, Roam, previously known as OpiBus, has announced it will collaborate closely with Hitachi Europe Ltd., a technology company focused...
Super Metro Gets A Taste of an Electric Bus
Electric vehicles are a thing in the Kenyan market now, at least in Nairobi.
There are multiple electric bus companies that are committed to making...
NCBA Intros Loan Facility for Electric Vehicle Purchases in Kenya
NCBA Group launched a KES 2 billion financing for electric vehicles as some customers began to shift towards battery-powered cars due to advocacy for...
Kenya Power Reveals The Grid Network is Robust Enough for Electric Vehicles
Power producer Kenya Power has assured investors in the electric mobility value chain that the grid network is robust enough to support the transition...
Kenya Power to Develop a Roadmap for Electric Vehicles
The state of electric vehicles in Kenya is interesting. The country has hundreds of electric vehicles plying local roads (more than 1000), and adding...
Trademark Hotel Introduces Nissan Leaf Electric Cars for Guest Transfers
Kenyan electric vehicle company, Humming Bird Transport, has announced that it will be providing the tourism industry with electric cars.
Its initial partner is the...
Why Electric E-Cab Firm NopeaRide Has Closed Shop
There aren’t many ride apps in Kenya. In fact, people tend to use the most popular one, including Uber, Bolt and Little. However, there...
KenGen Announces Four Electric Cars Alongside Plans to Shift from Gas-Powered Vehicles
The race to transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric replacements has received a shot in the arm today following the launch of four electric...
BasiGo Receives an Investment of Over KES 800 Million to Put Electric Buses on Kenyan Roads
The electric vehicle adoption and interest is growing in Kenya following BasiGo’s recent announcement that it will be supplying fifteen 25-seater electric buses to...
Electric Bus Company BasiGo to Bring 15 New Buses to Nairobi Matatu Service
The state of electric vehicles in Kenya is very interesting, and for additional details regarding local developments, you can read more here.
We say interesting...
State of Electric Vehicles in Kenya in 2022
The electric vehicle craze hasn’t really caught up in the Kenyan market, but the state has been making strides in introducing the technology to...
Electric Bus Roam Rapid With 90-Passenger Capacity Launches in Kenya
A month or so ago, electric vehicle firm Roam, formerly Opibus announced the availability of its electric motorbike the Roam Air. The bike is...
M-KOPA Now Lets Users Buy A Roam Electric Motorcycle On Loan
Less than one month ago, electric vehicle firm Roam, formerly known as Opibus revealed the availability of its electric motorbike named Roam Air. The motorcycle...
Electric Motorbike Roam Air Arrives in Kenya for KES 180K
Electric vehicle firm Roam, formerly Opibus has revealed the availability of its electric motorbike named Roam Air. The announcement of the Roam Air means...
Kenya Electric Vehicle Company OpiBus Rebrands To ROAM
E-bus company Opibus has rebranded to ROAM.
The development was revealed today, and according to the mass transit firm that also provides e-bikes, the rebrand...
eWAKA Joins The Electric Vehicles Craze With the Launch of EV Bodabodas
For a couple of decades, climate change has been a topic of general public interest.
As a result, innovations towards engines that do not...
