Spiro's Rapid Progress On The African Continent Shows That The Transition To EVs Is Well Underway - CleanTechnica

Spiro, Africa’s largest electric vehicle company by deployed vehicles, is rapidly advancing the continent’s transition to electric mobility through its extensive electric motorcycle and battery swapping network. Operating across eight African countries—including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Cameroon—Spiro has deployed over 60,000 lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and operates a fleet of 35,000 electric motorcycles. The company’s battery swapping network has completed over 20 million swaps, making it the world’s second largest in this domain. This shift to electric motorcycles has enabled riders, such as female moto-taxi operator Ange Uwingeneye in Rwanda, to increase earnings due to lower total cost of ownership and easier vehicle operation, while collectively reducing CO2 emissions by 33,000 tonnes. Spiro’s growth is supported by four assembly plants in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria, with Kenya hosting the largest facility capable of producing 50,000 motorcycles annually and expandable