#EVs
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Battery Swapping Built Kenya’s Electric Motorcycle Market. Scaling It Is Another Story
Kenya’s battery swapping network has become one of the country’s biggest electric mobility success stories. Riders can replace depleted motorcycle…
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BasiGo, Rubis Energy Kenya Partner to Expand EV Charging Network Across Kenya
Electric bus company BasiGo and Rubis Energy Kenya have partnered to launch a network of fast-charging stations along Kenya’s major…
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KCB, Matatu Owners Association Launch EV Charging Station in Buruburu
KCB Bank Kenya, the Matatu Owners Association (MOA) and electric mobility firm ePureMotion have launched an electric vehicle charging station…
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Chinese EV Manufacturer Changan Automobile Inaugurates First Showroom in Ethiopia
Chinese EV manufacturer Changan Automobile officially opened its first showroom in Ethiopia, marking a key milestone in the brand’s strategic…
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Kenya’s Deal With Japan Puts More Than Vehicle Assembly on the Table
On June 22, President William Ruto witnessed the signing of a Sh22.1 billion financing agreement between Kenya and Japan’s Nippon…
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CFAO Mobility Launches The Toyota bZ4X EV in Kenya
CFAO Mobility Kenya has unveiled the Toyota bZ4X, marking the Japanese automaker’s first fully electric vehicle to enter the Kenyan…
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Spiro Wants More of Its Electric Motorcycles Built in Africa
Spiro’s plan to manufacture most of its electric vehicle components in Africa marks an important shift in the continent’s emerging…
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Simba Corp’s Latest Investment Reflects a Larger Manufacturing Bet on Electric Mobility
Kenya’s electric vehicle industry is entering a phase where production infrastructure is expanding faster than private consumer demand. Manufacturers, assemblers,…
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Kibo Africa Maps Out 10,000-Bike Electric Motorcycle Rollout in Kenya
Kibo Africa is preparing a large-scale rollout of electric motorcycles in Kenya, setting a target of 10,000 units on the…
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Kenya Power Looks to Capture Growing EV Market Through Special Tariff
Kenya Power is stepping up efforts to bring electric vehicle owners onto a dedicated electricity pricing programme as the utility…
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Global Automotive Firms Head to Nairobi for AUTOEXPO Kenya 2026
Nairobi will this week become a meeting point for automotive manufacturers, industrial technology suppliers and mobility companies as AUTOEXPO Kenya…
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EV Assemblers in Kenya Say New VAT Rules Could Reopen the Cost Problem
Transport operators who had started treating electric fleets as a realistic commercial option are recalculating acquisition costs after proposed tax…
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Ferrari’s Electric Future Starts With a Risky Design Bet
Ferrari spent years insisting electrification would arrive on its own terms. The Luce is what those terms now look like.…
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Kenya Power’s EV Charging Revenue Hits KES 382 Million
Kenya Power has recorded cumulative revenue of KES 382 million (approximately US$2.9 million) from electric vehicle charging over the past…
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Africa Turns to Electric Vehicles as Fuel Pressure Builds
African countries accelerated electric vehicle purchases in 2025 as pressure from global fuel markets pushed governments and transport operators to…
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Africa Forward Summit Puts Focus on Kenya’s EV Infrastructure Push
Kenyan electric mobility companies are using the ongoing Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi to pursue investor partnerships tied to charging…
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More Nairobi Commuter Routes Are Beginning to Use BasiGo Electric Buses
Electric buses are now operating across some of Nairobi’s busiest commuter corridors as transport operators add battery-powered vehicles to routes…
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State to Procure 3,000 EVs in Push for Local Assembly
Kenya’s National Treasury says it will replace planned purchases of 2,500 petrol and diesel vehicles with 3,000 electric units assembled…
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Battery Swapping Takes Shape in Nairobi as Autopax Introduces the Cheche Bike
Autopax has introduced a locally assembled electric motorcycle, Cheche, alongside a battery-swapping station in Nairobi, marking a coordinated rollout of…
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Kenya’s Electric Motorbike Surge Is Starting to Run Through Bolt
Spend a few minutes at a busy junction in Nairobi and it does not take long for the motorcycle economy…
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Eveready Walks Away From Batteries and Into Kenya’s Energy Gamble
Eveready’s place in Kenyan life was uncomplicated for decades. The brand lived in drawers and kiosks, tied to torches, radios,…
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Assembly Plants Come Online as the Electric Car Question Remains Unsettled
Electric car assembly in Kenya is taking shape in a way that feels slightly out of sequence. Factories are being…
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Bolt Now Represents 24% of Kenya’s Electric Vehicle Fleet
Following the launch of Kenya’s E-Mobility Policy, new data from Bolt highlights the growing role of shared mobility platforms in…
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Electric Matatus Are Forcing Order Into Nairobi’s Most Chaotic Industry
Initially seen as novelties, Kenya’s electric buses and matatus once stood out for their quiet hum amidst Nairobi’s usual diesel…
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Kenya Unveils National E-mobility Policy to Accelerate EVs Shift
Kenya has officially launched the National Electric Mobility (E-Mobility) Policy, a comprehensive roadmap designed to transition the country’s transport sector…
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Rideence Africa and AVA Partner to Launch KES 320 Million EV Assembly Line in Mombasa
Rideence Africa Limited, in collaboration with Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA), has announced a KES 320 million investment to launch a…
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The Quiet Slowdown Inside Kenya’s Electric Vehicle Rollout
On a weekday morning along Nairobi’s Outer Ring Road, electric buses sit longer than their diesel predecessors once did. They…
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Dongfeng steps into Kenya’s electric car market with local assembly plans
Dongfeng electric cars arrive in Kenya at an awkward but revealing moment. The country’s EV conversation has grown louder, yet…
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BasiGo opens EV charging station at Shell Athi River
BasiGo, Kenya’s leading provider of electric bus solutions, has announced the official opening of a new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging…
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Bolt Becomes Nairobi’s Largest EV Ride-Hailing Platform as Electric Fleet Hits 40%
Bolt has officially become the largest operator of electric motorbikes in Kenya’s ride-hailing sector, announcing today that over 40% of…
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Tad Motors Takes a Bold Swing at Kenya’s EV Future in Naivasha
Tad Motors’ first locally assembled units carry a sense of tentative confidence. The company has pulled together more than 30…
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A Single Station Cuts Charging Time and Hints at What a Functioning National EV Network Might Finally Look Like
Roam Motors has introduced a new fast-charging point to Nairobi’s EV map, and it changes the pace of daily operations…
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BasiGo Expands Charging Infrastructure with Three New Depots
BasiGo, a leading provider of electric bus solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, has announced a significant expansion of its charging infrastructure…
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Spiro Raises Record $100M to Accelerate Electric Mobility Across Africa
Spiro, the African electric two-wheel transportation company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment round, marking the largest-ever single investment…
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Kenya Launches Programme to Accelerate E-mobility Transition
Kenya has officially launched the Safiri Electric Program, a national initiative under the Kenya Two and Three-Wheeler Electric Mobility Project,…
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Aquilastar’s EV Plant Is Rising in Olkaria While the Data Hub Next Door Has Yet to Break Ground. Which One Signals Kenya’s Future?
Olkaria was supposed to symbolize Kenya’s big leap into the future — a geothermal valley where battery-powered vehicles and AI-ready…
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Kenya’s Electric Future: How 10,000 EV Charging Stations Could Unlock Mass Adoption of Clean Transport
Kenya is fast-tracking its clean-transport ambitions. The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has unveiled a $47.26 million (Sh6.12 billion) plan…
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The Global Race for EV Battery Metals Is Pushing Mining Beyond Land and Into the Depths of the Pacific Ocean
The hum of an electric vehicle gliding past Nairobi’s matatus and motorbikes feels like a glimpse into the future: cleaner…
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BasiGo Launches Kenya’s First Electric Matatu Pilot for Inter-City Routes
Kenyan electric mobility company BasiGo has launched a pilot program introducing electric matatus on inter-city routes, a first for the…
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Roam Launches 2nd-Gen Electric Bike Co-Designed with Boda Boda Riders
Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer Roam has launched the Generation 2 Roam Air, a major upgrade to its flagship electric motorcycle.…
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BasiGo Electric Bus Expansion Doubles Output to Cut 500-Unit Backlog in Kenya
Electric bus manufacturer BasiGo has doubled its monthly assembly output from 10 to 20 buses after raising KSh5.4 billion, as…
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E-Mobility Manufacturer Roam Ranked Kenya’s Fastest-Growing Company
Roam, the Nairobi-based electric mobility manufacturer, has been named Kenya’s fastest-growing company and among Africa’s top 40 in the 2025…
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Spiro Launches Africa’s First All-Women EV Assembly Line
Electric vehicle (EV) company Spiro has launched an all-women assembly line for motor and charger production. The company says this…
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Roam and 4G Capital Partner to Finance Electric Boda Bodas in Kenya
Roam, Kenya’s electric mobility company, has partnered with digital credit provider 4G Capital to offer electric motorcycles financing to boda…
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BasiGo to Deploy 28 New Electric Buses in Rwanda, Aiming for 100 by 2025
BasiGo, the Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Rwanda, with 28 new electric…
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Rider Crosses Kenya on E-Bike, Relying Only on Portable Charging
Even as electric two-wheelers are gradually gaining traction and changing the game for Kenya’s transport sector, Kenyan boda boda rider,…
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[Interview] Watu Africa’s Erick Massawe Explores E-Mobility Financing Trust Shifts
Asset financing for e-mobility is steadily gaining momentum in Kenya and across Africa, driven by increasing demand for Electric Vehicles…
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New Leadership Elected for Kenya’s Electric Mobility Sub-Sector
The Electric Mobility Sub-Sector within the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has elected Roam’s head of strategy and innovation Hans…
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Kenya’s EV Revolution: Building the Infrastructure for a Greener Future
As Kenya accelerates its push towards sustainable development, the transport sector stands at the forefront of this transformation. The government’s…
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BUSINESS
Chinese EV firm NETA to set up an assembly plant in Kenya
NETA Auto, a Chinese electric car brand has revealed plans to open an electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Kenya. …
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Kenya setting the pace in EV adoption in Africa
Electric Vehicles (EV) are gaining momentum in Kenya thanks to the government’s National Electric Mobility Plan, which focuses on creating…
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KenGen to install 30 electric vehicle charging stations across Kenya in 2023
Energy producer, Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has launched a pilot project for Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Kenya, a…
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