- ROAM aims to produce 50,000 electric motorcycles per year in new HQ
Electric technology company ROAM, which has a base in Kenya, is expanding its production footprint to a new larger facility that’s over 100,000 square feet in size.
In the coming years, ROAM intends to bolster its Air electric motorcycle production to fill the new facility’s capacity of 50,000 units per year.
Last summer, ROAM officially launched its Air electric motorcycle, complete with two swappable battery packs that combine for 180 km (112 mi) of all-electric range. The frame of the ROAM Air was engineered to handle both the urban and rural terrains of Africa and provides a storage compartment where a traditional fuel tank would be.
The result is an electric motorcycle that offers class-leading carrying capacity, range, and top speed that is helping ROAM in its goal of easing mass adoption of zero-emission transport across Africa.
ROAM has partnered with companies like Uber to deploy its electric motorcycles in East Africa.
ROAM’s New HQ: Largest Electric Motorcycle Plant in East Africa
ROAM’s new HQ is now a 10,000 square-meter (~107,650 sq.-ft.) facility in Nairobi, Kenya. The new HQ will be home to the company’s East African headquarters and development/battery labs, in addition to its Air electric motorcycle production.
The new footprint which ROAM describes as “double the size of the International Space Station,” has the capabilities for an annual production capacity of 50,000 Airs per year.
ROAM states the new facility allows it to combine the production, distribution, and storage operations of electric motorcycles under one roof, reducing its overall carbon footprint while simultaneously improving efficiency.
The company currently employs over 150 highly skilled individuals local to East Africa and growth is expected to continue through 2023 to meet EV demand. Operations of the new facility are being lead by ROAM’s chief operations officer and former Tesla employee, Brett Mangel.
Source: Electrek
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