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One of ARC Rides charging and battery swap stations in Nairobi. Image courtesy of ARC Ride.

Some Impressive News From Kenya’s Growing Electric Motorcycle Sector

Several Kenya-based firms have done a magnificent job of building the country’s electric motorcycle  industry from scratch starting about 7 years ago. After going through the various stages of early pilots, further pilots, multiple iterations, and pivots, a number of them found the sweet spot and then graduated into early … [continued]

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Affordable Financing That Plugs Into Existing Asset Financing Ecosystem Set To Boost Electric Motorcycle Adoption…

Mastercard Foundation backs affordable e-mobility financing for women and youth entrepreneurs as Roam and 4G Capital launch an electric motorcycle financing program that saves riders KES 500 daily. Long term vehicle financing programs are as not as widely implemented in a lot of countries on the African countries, which raises … [continued]

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Rider Completes A 900-Kilometer Electric Motorcycle Trip Across Kenya Using Only A Portable Charger

A boda boda rider traveled over 900 kilometers from Malaba, on Kenya’s western border with Uganda, to Mombasa, on the southern coast of Kenya, on the ROAM Air electric motorcycle, using only a portable charger. We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African … [continued]

Roam & ENERGICA Partner To Expand Electric Motorcycle Charging Network With 10 New Solar-Powered Hubs

Accelerating the transition to electric motorcycles in Kenya could unlock efficiencies across the energy system, cut down fossil fuel imports, and provide additional revenues for Kenya’s utility company. I have been covering developments in Kenya’s electric vehicle segment for over 7 years now. A lot has happened in that time. … [continued]

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Roam Air Electric Motorcycle Embarks On Historic 6,000-KM Solar-Powered Trip From Nairobi To South Africa!

October is transport month in South Africa. One of the highlights of the month is the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit currently being held in Midrand, near Johannesburg. The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit is an annual gathering that inspires and connects visionary mobility solution providers, thought leaders, key buyers, and decision-makers … [continued]

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Greenspoon Partners With Roam To Launch Faster Deliveries In Kenya Using Electric Motorcycles

Roam and Greenspoon have partnered to offer sustainable deliveries and support local farms. Greenspoon customers get orders in under 99 minutes with the Roam Air electric motorcycle, down from 3 hours. Five years ago, we covered Greenspoon’s journey to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Kenya’s first artisan online food store … [continued]

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ISP Syokinet Solutions Partners With Roam To Introduce 100 Electric Motorcycles For Its Field Technicians…

When it comes to the conversation about motorcycles in Africa, most of the talk is centered around the motorcycle taxi industry. That’s because there are tens of millions of motorcycles operating in the taxi industry across multiple countries. All of these are still essentially internal combustion engine motorcycles. This large … [continued]