Cartridge Battery Seen Effective To Lower EV Operational Cost In Logistics Industry

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:00:22 +0000

Last July, the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) announced a partnership with Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. to start the commercialization of replaceable, rechargeable cartridge batteries initially for transporters in its fleet. Today, the technology as it is being developed has brought with it several advantages, including an impact on cost and the reduction of […]

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Ampersand Partners With TotalEnergies Kenya To Roll Out Electric Motorcycle Battery Swapping Stations In Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:45:51 +0000

Kenya’s motorcycle industry is booming, buoyed by the ever growing motorcycle taxi (Boda Boda) industry. There are over 2 million motorcycles registered in Kenya. Estimates put the total number of registered motorcycles in the wider East African region at well over 5 million motorcycles and these are essentially all internal combustion engine motorcycles. Sales of […]

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New Hydropower Scheme For Electric Trucks: Look Ma, No Dams!

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 19:35:50 +0000

electric trucks hydropowerFleets of electric trucks could be deployed in low impact hydropower systems that deploy existing roads instead of new, habitat-destroying infrastructure.

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Fika Mobility Wants To Jumpstart The Kenyan Electric Motorcycle Market With Battery Swap Model

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:10:21 +0000

Rishi Kohli, Co- founder and CEO of Fika Mobility showcasing the Fika Mobility electric motorcycleAccording to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic. Boba Bobas are also widely used in Kenya’s coastal resort towns, like Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Diani, the city of Mombasa, Rift Valley towns like Nakuru, and the inland port city Kisumu in Western Kenya

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