Driven by rising fuel costs, increasing demand for affordable transportation and growing policy support for clean energy solutions, investors are increasingly backing scalable electric motorcycle platforms capable of supporting Africa’s next phase of urban and industrial growth. The electric motorcycle sector is growing nicely on the continent. I have been … [continued]
I’ve been following the African electric motorcycle sector for almost 10 years now, from the time of early pilots to present day commercial rollouts and ramp-ups in production. The sector was always going to flourish in the long term based on several factors: A large addressable market of over 30 … [continued]
Motorcycles are a really big deal in a lot of African countries, with most of them deployed as taxis. Close to 30 million motorcycles on the continent are used in this motorcycle taxi industry. With almost 99% of them still being internal combustion engine motorcycles, there is a huge opportunity … [continued]
Spiro expects to surpass 100,000 deployed electric motorcycles within 2025 — a 400% year-over-year jump. Before this latest round, Spiro had secured more than $180 million from Equitane and Société Générale. That brings the total funding secured by Spiro so far to $280 million! We have been covering the developments … [continued]
As Kenya’s largest city, most initiatives in any industry start in Nairobi. Of course, as the place with the highest number of motorcycles in the country, as companies worked to find solutions to electrify Kenya’s massive motorcycle taxi industry, most, if not all, of the companies in the sector started … [continued]
Industry experts note that the collaboration reinforces Kenya’s position as a hub for sustainable innovation, demonstrating how cross-sector partnerships can accelerate climate resilience and create new economic opportunities. The lack of access to clean cooking and sustainable transport is a big issue on the African continent. In an exciting development, … [continued]
This has probably got to be the largest rollout of electric motorcycles in Africa in a single day! And Spiro followed this up by deploying another 300 bikes the following day and another 150 bikes a few days later. They will now ramp up to deploy at least 175 to … [continued]
The global EV battery swapping station industry is branching out in all directions, with the Chinese firm U Power among those focusing on microgrid services as well as charging services.
“I hopped on to an electric motorcycle in Kigali, Rwanda, and I was happy to see that the motorcycle taxi operator was a woman. It’s been a while since I got onto a motorcycle operated by a woman. I was very excited because getting one is like winning the lottery. … [continued]
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