Ampersand Energy recently announced a partnership to run the Wylex electric motorcycle on its batteries and existing swap network across East Africa. This marks a major step forward for Ampersand, one of the pioneers of electric transport in Africa, and for Wylex Mobility, a leading electric motorcycle manufacturer. The partnership … [continued]
New and existing investor commitments back Ampersand’s sustainable transport and high-impact innovation, enabling it to reach 13,000 electric motorcycles and double its battery fleet across East Africa by early 2026.
The transition to electric in Africa’s motorcycle taxi industry is shaping up nicely now. Several companies operating in key markets are scaling up their operations. One of the leading players in this industry is Ampersand. Ampersand currently has operations in Rwanda and Kenya. Ampersand powers over 5,700 electric motorcycles that … [continued]
Rwanda has some of the most progressive polices in the world for electric vehicles. I had never been to Rwanda, so when I got the chance to visit recently, I was looking forward to getting a feel for how the electric mobility sector is progressing over there. How did it … [continued]
New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are … [continued]
The solar PV market in a lot of African countries has grown thanks to project developers and financiers offering attractive power purchase and lease agreements to clients in the C&I sector. Uptake was driven without any government incentives in most of these countries. Uptake was simply influenced by savings customers … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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. Through this partnership, new and existing drivers will have the opportunity to lease ROAM and Ampersand electric motorbikes at a discounted price … [continued]
A lot of projects go ahead on the basis of some positive business cases, underpinned by the quest to solve real problems for the targeted customer segments. While these business cases help shape the path to the right solutions, it’s always great to see the real results on the ground … [continued]
Ampersand, one of the pioneers in the African electric motorcycle sector, is ramping up its operations. 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 … [continued]
