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Kenya Power to Invest $2 Million Towards Promotion of Electric Mobility

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:43:58 +0000

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc (Kenya Power) is Kenya’s electric utility company. Kenya Power is the main offtaker of power produced by both national and independent power producers. Kenya Power then transmits, distributes, and retails the power to customers throughout Kenya. As of December 2023, the company had … [continued]

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Bolt Partners With M-KOPA To Launch Electric Motorcycle Fleet In Kenya — Will Deploy 5,000 Electric Motorcycles Within 3 Years

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 17:03:05 +0000

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]

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AfricaNEV’s First EV Technical Training Course Was Held In Nairobi Last Month

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:15:58 +0000

Africa New Energy and Vehicles (AfricaNEV) is a continental non-profit that aims to accelerate the adoption of e-mobility in Africa through policy advocacy, awareness creation, and skills development, as well as linking industry players in the e-mobility value chain. AfricaNEV says the purpose of its community is to make sure African countries are not left […]

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Roam Launches The Roam Hub: A Multi-Purpose Electric Motorcycle Charging Station

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 19:35:49 +0000

Roam, a technology company that develops, designs, and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African continent, launched the first Roam Hub this morning in Nairobi. The Roam Hub is a multi-purpose electric motorcycle charging station. Though it is still possible to charge the Roam Air at home, the Roam Hub acts as an ecosystem solution […]

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It’s Now Fairly Easy To Spot Electric Buses On The Streets Of Nairobi

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 21:43:18 +0000

The transition to electric mobility is gaining momentum around the world. We regularly get updates on sales charts from several markets around the world right here on CleanTechnica. Most of the time, we get good news of record market share for electric vehicles in the new vehicle sales charts in these market updates. It’s great […]

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Metrotrans East Africa Limited Adds 5 Electric Buses To Its Fleet In Kenya

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 17:25:38 +0000

Metrotrans Ltd, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has announced the introduction of 5 electric buses as part of its fleet. Metrotrans is a Nairobi-based Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (Sacco), whose fleet plies Nairobi routes with an aim to promote efficient and sustainable public transportation systems. In Kenya, a lot of Sacco members […]

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Kenya & European Commission Sign €348 Million Financing Agreement For Electric Bus Rapid Lane

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:05:45 +0000

Roam RapidKenya and the European Commission have reached an agreement for a €347.6 million financing arrangement for East Africa’s first dedicated electric bus rapid lane. The agreement was signed during a meeting between President William Ruto and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, at the European Commission Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. President […]

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Super Metro Adds First Electric Bus To Its Fleet For Operation In Nairobi

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:01:04 +0000

Super Metro Sacco, one of Nairobi’s leading public transport operators, has just introduced its first electric bus as part of its fleet. Supplied by Kenyan electric mobility start-up BasiGo, the 25-seater K6 electric bus started operating yesterday and will ply the CBD to Kikuyu and CBD to Kitengela routes. The bus is the first of […]

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Trademark Hotel Launches Electric Car Hotel Transfer Service in Nairobi

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:05:02 +0000

The Trademark Hotel has become the first hotel in Kenya to adopt electric vehicles for its passenger shuttle service. Trademark is a 4-star hotel situated in Nairobi’s Gigiri area. Gigiri is also where the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is based. The UNEP is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations […]

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The Africa Electric Mobility Week Exhibition Is On This Saturday In Karen, Nairobi!

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Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:00:45 +0000

This Saturday, the 29th of October, there will be a 1-day electric mobility exhibition at the Waterfront Mall in Karen, Nairobi! The event will feature over 20 e-mobility companies and attract over 1,000 attendees from the transport, energy, environment, education, and finance sectors, as well as the general public. As part of the event, a […]

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