Africa Batteries Scooters 
Charged
DECEMBER 18, 2023
In India, Hero MotoCorp offers an electric scooter for under $1,800. Battery swapping has been abandoned by most (not all) automakers, but it may find a viable use case in the two- and three-wheel market. Customers use a phone app to unlock a cabinet, and exchange a spent battery for a fully charged one. “We
Climate Tech VC
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Near-term commitments include 6 GW of clean energy in India alongside considerations for wind and solar in Africa and rural electrification in Latin America. 🛵 Baaz Bikes , a New Delhi, India-based electric scooter manufacturer, raised $8M in Series A funding from Big Capital, Rakuten Capital, Kalaari Capital, and 9Unicorns.
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Climate Tech VC
AUGUST 5, 2024
In other news, federal interest rate cuts and holds; airlines dropping decarbonization targets; and South Africa's new climate change laws. Helios Investment Partners , a London, UK-based investment firm, held a first close of its $200m fund that invests in Africa-based climate solutions. Thanks for reading!
Climate Tech VC
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. The summit also sought to highlight Africa as a destination for climate investments, rather than viewing the continent as predominantly a victim of droughts, famines, and floods. In deals this week, decarbonized steel secures $1.6B.
CleanTechnica
JANUARY 13, 2025
We have been covering developments in the electric motorcycle sector in a number of African countries for over 6 years now. During that period, many startups went through several phases from early pilots to early commercialisation of their products. A number of them are now ramping up production of.
CleanTechnica
OCTOBER 19, 2024
New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 18, 2024
Ampersand will purchase BYD’s high-tech battery cells to build around 40,000 electric motorcycles by the end of 2026, with the long-term goal of electrifying a large portion of Africa’s 30 million commercial motorcycles. In an exciting development toward electricity in one of the most prominent sectors in the African transport.
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