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Entry of battery-swap company brings more EV makers to Kenya
Rider Ezra Kipkemboi inspects the battery system of an electric motorcycle, during the launch of Africa's first electric service station for the electric motorcycles, the Roam hub, on May 26, 2023 in Nairobi.
At least 10 electric vehicle manufacturers, mostly from India and China, are seeking to enter Kenya after their common battery-swap provider launched its network in the country, potentially intensifying competition in the fast-growing e-mobility market.
The firms include China’s Afrina Neopower, QJ-YY, Sprocomm, VMoto and Wylex; India’s BGauss, Motovolt and Odysse; Italy’s Piaggio; and Kenya’s Fika Mobility, which had been unable to launch its electric motorcycles because of the lack of a battery-swap provider.
