Kenyan electric mobility startup, BasiGo, has partnered with an automobile company, Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd (AVA), to assemble buses in Mombasa, a city in the country.
The companies plan to build over 1,000 electric buses over the next three years, creating over 300 new manufacturing jobs and another 300 in the charging, maintenance, and financing ecosystem.
BasiGo says the buses will start operations with Nairobi matatu operators in the coming months.
In 2022, BasiGo shipped 15 partially assembled 25-seater electric buses, which AVA finished building in January 2023.
AVA will assemble 33-seater buses under the agreement as the company seeks to phase out the 25-seater buses used in its pilot project.
Since March 2022, BasiGo has been piloting two buses with Citi Hoppa and East Shuttle, which travel the North Airport Road to Allsops, Thika Road, and the Dandora-City Stadium routes.
BasiGo electric buses have reportedly driven over 141,000 kilometres and carried over 185,000 passengers.
What’s more, BasiGo plans to increase its revenue over the next two years by constructing an electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
Article by: chpoint.africa
January 25, 2023 - BY Admin