Increase in charging points drives electric motorcycle use in Kenya

(1 Feb 2023)
KENYA BATTERY SWAPPING
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Nairobi, Kenya - 20 January 2023
1. Wide of traffic
2. Various of motorcycles on the streets of Nairobi
3. Various of man driving a battery powered motorcycle
4. Various of Ian Mbote, an automotive engineer and expansion lead at Ampersand E-Mobility, walking to battery charging station and greeting motorcyclist
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Mbote, automotive engineer and expansion lead at Ampersand E-Mobility:
"Electric mobility is cheaper. You are saving 45 percent, less. To be exact, fuel right now is around 180 shillings per litre. Our batteries cost 185 shillings to swap a full battery. That gives you about 90 to 110 kilometres. That 180 shillings on fuel gives you about 30 to 40 kilometres on a motorcycle."
6. Various of woman swapping motorcycle battery
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian Mbote, automotive engineer and expansion lead at Ampersand E-Mobility:
"We need more policy that favours the industry. And then regulation, if taxes, duties could favour or incentivise the entry to market for electric mobility players, especially two wheelers, that would be beneficial."
8. Wide of motorcyclist driving into charging station
9. Various of motorcycle battery swapping
10. Various of motorcyclist getting ready
11. Motorcyclist driving away from charging station
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Cyrus Kariuki, motorcyclist:
"The maintenance is at low cost because in every month, you don't have to spend on oil change, engine checks, no, it is very minimal. It is just the parts, and any spare parts are so original that they go for too long before you change them."
13. Various of motorcyclist driving away
14. Pull focus of electric bolt symbol
15. Various of workers assembling electric motorcycles
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Chepkoit, founder and chief executive of Ecobodaa Mobility:
"For the Kenyan market, electric mobility is the future, considering that over 90 percent of our electricity connection is from renewable sources. This means that electricity costs are going to be more predictable and they are not impacted by the fluctuation of the fuel prices."
17. Various of batteries
18. Various of battery being installed into Ecobodaa motorcycle
19. Motorcyclist driving away
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Chepkoit, founder and chief executive of Ecobodaa Mobility:
"Battery swapping is more efficient compared to at home charging because the rider doesn't have to spend four to five hours waiting for the battery to charge. In this case they just pull up to the swap station and pick up a fully charged battery to charge. In this case they just pull up to the swap station and pick a fully charged battery which means they will be on the road more hence earn more income."
21. Various of motorcycle assembly
22. Various of motorcycles at ARC Ride
23. Various of Joseph Hurst-Croft, founder of ARC Ride, on workshop floor
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Joseph Hurst-Croft, founder of ARC Ride:
"So for EV to take off in countries like Kenya infrastructure is key. You have to have a density of infrastructure that makes people not worried about being able to swap their battery or charge their battery. In a city like Nairobi you need at least 200 points where you can do battery swapping which is what ARC Ride is providing. We are an infrastructure-first company. Without that people will have range anxiety and won't buy electric vehicles so it takes a huge capital outlay to put the infrastructure in first."
25. Various of Hurst-Croft installing a battery
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