Quick replacement of electric accumulators appeared in Kenya
2022.12.26 07:26
Quick replacement of electric accumulators appeared in Kenya
Budrigannews.com – Over late months, sets of solid, brilliantly marked battery trading stations have sprung up around Kenya’s capital Nairobi, permitting electric motorcyclists to trade their low battery for a completely energized one.
It’s a sign that an electric bike revolution is beginning in Kenya, where combustion-engine bikes are cheaper and faster than cars but 10 times more polluting, according to experts.
In order to lead the region’s transition to zero-emission electric mobility, East Africa’s largest economy is betting on electric motorcycles, a power supply that is heavily dependent on renewable resources, and its position as a technology and start-up hub.
The battery swapping system not only saves time, which is important for Kenya’s over one million motorcycle riders, the majority of whom use the bikes for business, but it also saves buyers money because many sellers follow a model in which they keep ownership of the battery, which is the most expensive part of the bike.
Ecobodaa co-founder Steve Juma stated, “It doesn’t make a lot of economic and business sense for them to acquire a battery…which would almost double the cost of the bike.”
Due to the fact that the battery is not included in the price, Ecobodaa sells its test electric motorbikes for approximately $1,500 each, which is approximately the same as the cost of combustion-engine bikes. It plans to have 1,000 test electric motorbikes on the road by the end of 2023.
The electric motorcycle is designed to be sturdy enough to navigate rocky roads and costs less to run after the initial purchase than gasoline-guzzling motorcycles.
Kevin Macharia, 28, who transports goods and passengers throughout Nairobi, stated, “With the normal bike, I will use fuel worth approximately 700-800 Kenyan shillings ($5.70-$6.51) each day. However, with this bike, when I swap a battery, I get one battery at 300 shillings.”
Ecobodaa is just one of many electric motorcycle startups based in Nairobi that are attempting to establish themselves in Kenya before eventually expanding into East Africa.
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Jo Hurst-Croft, the founder of another electric motorcycle startup based in Nairobi called ARC Ride, stated that Kenya’s consistent power supply, which is approximately 95 percent renewable and is led by hydroelectricity and has a widespread network, was a major support for the sector’s growth.
According to the country’s power utility, it generates enough electricity to power two million electric motorcycles every day: The World Bank says that 75% of the country has access to electricity, and that number is even higher in Nairobi.
Uganda and Tanzania additionally have strong and renewables-weighty lattices that could uphold electric portability, said Hurst-Croft.
Hurst-Croft stated, “We’re putting more than 200 swapping stations in Nairobi and expanding to Dar es Salaam and Kampala.”
