SolarTaxi, a local Ghanaian EV mobility business, has partnered with and raised cash from Persistent to expand its product line.
With this partnership and fund investment, SolarTaxi will be launching soon SolarCampus, an online application that allows students at universities to purchase items delivered by an e-bike, as well as using e-transportation services.
By providing first-hand experience with e-mobility, SolarTaxi wants to instil a culture of environmental consciousness in students. The program will be in partnership with universities, encouraging students to measure their reduced carbon footprint and participate in e-mobility studies. In return students will be profiting from lower transportation costs and impactful knowledge
Persistent Senior Venture Builder Toukam Ngoufanke says: “At Persistent we believe e-mobility will be an essential component of sustainable, climate-friendly transportation development. We believe that Solar Taxi is an exciting company with an attractive team. We are delighted to partner with Solar Taxi in that mission.”
Solar Taxi CEO Jorge Appiah says: “Our journey throughout the years has the characteristics of resilience and hard work, right from when we assembled our first prototype vehicle to when we received our seed funding from our key partner, MasterCard Foundation. We later had to prove the business concept of our model by scaling our business activities in four different locations in Ghana.
