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Bolt Brings Electric Cars to Johannesburg
The ride-hailing company is partnering with a taxi association and the carmaker BYD as it pushes toward 500 electric vehicles in South Africa by year's end.
Nigerian EV Startup MAX Pushes Funding Round to $29 Million
A new investment from U.S. climate lender Nithio extends the round, as MAX bets that rising fuel prices will push commercial riders toward electric motorcycles
E-mobility in Africa: a Commercial Opportunity with a Green Upside
By Maina Murage, Principal at Norrsken22 Africa’s two-wheeler market is expected to grow from $3.7 billion in 2024…
African EV Startup ARC Ride Raises $33 Million to Expand Battery-Swapping Network
The Nairobi-based company will use the funding to add motorcycles, build swap stations and enter four new countries
Ghana Prepares To Set Rules for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Regulators move to license charging stations and battery-swap systems, betting on order before the market gets ahead of them
Spiro Closes $270 Million to Build Africa’s Electric Mobility Machine
The African EV startup has now raised over $415 million, with its latest round drawing Chinese investment capital into a continent-wide battery-swapping bet
Is Ghana Becoming a Testing Ground for Chinese Electric Vehicles?
With a large EV fleet in Africa and a zero-duty import window, Ghana has become an attractive market for Chinese automakers
EV Startup Spiro Raises $215 Million to Wire Africa for Electric Mobility
The battery-swapping startup has moved past proof-of-concept. Now it wants to electrify millions of motorcycles — and build a distributed clean-energy grid in the process.
Africa EV MAX Mobility Raises $8 Million for Fleet Expansion and Battery Swap Infrastructure
MAX secures debt funding from Dutch impact investor Triple Jump — and it's a signal that institutional money is finally taking African EV infrastructure seriously.
Nigeria Is Taxing Petrol-Guzzling SUVs — and Using the Money to Go Green
Africa's most populous nation has introduced a tiered green levy on large-engine vehicles, part of a sweeping fiscal overhaul that also slashes duties on EVs and essential goods