Category: EV

Kenya’s National Treasury has launched the country’s largest single public-sector electric mobility procurement to date, inviting bids to lease 600 electric vehicles and supply 70 fast chargers under a four-year fleet expansion programme. The tender, which closes on 21 April 2026, will equip the National Government Administrative Services, National Police Service, Kenya Prisons Service, and…

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Spiro has raised Sh903 million (approximately US$7 million) to accelerate the expansion of its electric motorcycle fleet and battery-swapping infrastructure across Kenya and other African markets. This funding round, announced in mid-February 2026, enables the company to intensify rider acquisition, increase the density of swap stations, and scale overall fleet operations. Spiro’s model allows motorcycle…

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Skoot Technology has launched the Skoot e3W, a battery-swapping electric three-wheeler specifically designed for urban tuk-tuk operators in Kenya. Distributed locally by Car & General and powered by SUN Mobility’s battery-swapping platform, the vehicle addresses rising fuel prices and vehicle downtime challenges prevalent in the informal transport sector. Following two years of pilot testing in…

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) proposes an equity investment of up to $5 million (approximately KSh 645 million) in ARC Ride, a Nairobi-based electric mobility company specialising in battery-as-a-service (BaaS) solutions for two-wheelers. This commitment, disclosed on February 12, 2026, forms part of ARC Ride’s Series A financing round and aims to accelerate network expansion…

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BasiGo’s newly opened DC fast-charging station in Athi River may look, at first glance, like a routine infrastructure addition. In reality, it marks a strategic expansion that reveals how the electric mobility startup plans to scale from hundreds of buses today to 1,000 electric buses on Kenyan roads by 2027. Located at the refurbished Shell…

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In Nairobi and Kigali, where boda bodas keep cities moving and fuel costs devour rider income, electric mobility has long felt like a promising idea trapped behind practical hurdles: including charging downtime, high upfront costs, and a lack of ecosystem scale. Ampersand Energy’s latest move changes that calculus entirely. The Rwanda-headquartered startup became Africa’s first…

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When Uber rolled out Africa’s first fully electric ride-hail fleet in Johannesburg on November 24, 2025, the headlines focused on the 70 compact Henrey Minicars hitting the streets and the 350 planned by late January 2026. But the real engine behind this launch isn’t Uber. It’s Valternative Energy, a Durban-born EV infrastructure startup whose battery-swap…

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