Uganda’s Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC), an electric vehicle manufacturer based in Jinja, Uganda has taken a bold step to showcase its new electric coach, the 2025 Kayoola Electric Coach 13M. Under the theme “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition,” this trip will be a historic 30-day journey spanning over … [continued]
The KNBS Economic Survey Report (2025) covering the period from January 2024 to December 2024 shows that 68,804 new motorcycles were registered in Kenya in 2024. Of these, 4,862 motorcycles were electric according to data presented by the Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK). That means 7.1% of new motorcycle … [continued]
Uganda is widely known for being the land of hundreds of thousands of motorcycle taxis (boda bodas) — buzzing around transporting millions of passengers. Uganda also has a special place in the history of boda bodas. That’s because, over 50 years ago, Ali Mayende’s innovation in the border town of … [continued]
I have been covering developments in Africa’s electric mobility sector for close to a decade now, and a lot has happened in that time. Several firms operating in the various countries on the African continent have done a magnificent job of building the continent’s electric mobility industry from scratch. After … [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]
By Power for All A pilot project in rural Uganda demonstrates that utilities and mini-grid operators working together can deliver electricity 3.5 times faster than traditional approaches. At scale, this integrated model has the potential to reduce connection costs by up to 64% making electrification significantly more affordable. With over … [continued]
“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]
Kia to provide IT literacy, employment and entrepreneurship training to local youth in Côte d’Ivoire through the first half of 2027 Kia’s Green Light Project continues to drive community growth and self-reliance through sustainable projects worldwide Since 2012, Kia has established 19 hubs across 15 countries, with 12 successfully transferred … [continued]
We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases — from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of … [continued]
One of Kiira Motors' electric coaches. This one has a 281kWh battery pack from CATL and a 200kW motor. Image courtesy of Kiira Motors
Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, recently delivered the country’s 2024/2025 national budget. There were some very interesting insights in there that give us a good look into Uganda’s electricity generation landscape as well as the current state and plans to grow the electric mobility ecosystem. … [continued]
