Africa, the ideal location to manufacture electric vehicle batteries

 According to Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Africa is the ideal location for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles.   Speaking at the  Read More..

Posted on : 03 Apr,2023

Treepz, a Nigerian vehicle rental firm, expands into Kenya

Treepz, a Nigeria-founded mobility firm, moved into Kenya as part of its pan-African growth, commencing with Nairobi and subsequently Mombasa, almost a year after making its initial East African  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Feb,2023

Kenyan mobility startup eWAKA has received $540,000 in funding

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the Swiss Confederation has awarded strategic investment to eWAKA, a Kenyan company seeking to promote sustainable transportation.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Feb,2023

Toyota intends to produce electric vehicles in South Africa

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) aims to manufacture electric cars (EVs) in South Africa and export them to worldwide markets, with CEO Andrew Kirby stating that the government finalising its new  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2023

KenGen plans to acquire more EVs and build power stations

Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) intends to buy additional electric vehicles (EVs) as it strives to convert from gasoline-powered vehicles to EVs.   KenGen said it will launch an  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Feb,2023

Kenya's electric motorcycle drive is boosted by battery swapping

Sets of strong, brightly labelled battery switching stations have sprouted up across Kenya's capital Nairobi in recent months, allowing electric bikers to exchange their low battery for a fully  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Dec,2022

Electric tricycles from Mobility for Africa receive $2m from Infraco

In Zimbabwe, InfraCo Africa, an investment business of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has inked a US$2 million (Z$723.8 billion) contract with the start-up Mobility for Africa  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Dec,2022

Kengen introduces four EVs in an effort to expand into the e-mobility sector

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has showcased its first four electric vehicles as part of its shift from gasoline-powered vehicles to EVs.   They will largely be utilised for  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Dec,2022

Global Auto is named as the BMW Group's Egyptian importer

BMW Group, the world's leading premium producer of luxury, sporty, and electric vehicles, announced the selection of Global Auto Group as BMW and MINI's new importer in Egypt.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 02 Dec,2022

Redawa Motors signed MoU to form first Ethiopian industrial park

REDAWA Industrial Park has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) to become the first Ethiopian industrial park to open in Dire Dawa Administration,  Read More..

Posted on : 28 Oct,2022