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Kenya has a reason to feel proud. The country's first electric bus has been launched, much to the delight of green crusaders.
Opibus - Kenya
Opibus - Kenya
Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that designs, develops and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African has just introduced the first all-electric bus in Kenya as well as the first African designed electric bus ever. This is the first major step in the company's vision to provide a locally designed and developed electric bus that can be mass-produced for the pan-African market by 2023.
The bus is designed and developed in-house with local engineering talent, while at the same time utilizing local manufacturing partners. Furthermore, the bus will be significantly lower cost than importing fully built electric buses. Plus, it also has superior performance compared to its diesel counterpart.
Opibus - Proprietary electric vehicle platform-2
africa.businessinsider.com
Opibus - Kenya
Opibus - Kenya
Opibus, a Swedish-Kenyan technology company that designs, develops and deploys electric vehicles tailored for the African has just introduced the first all-electric bus in Kenya as well as the first African designed electric bus ever. This is the first major step in the company's vision to provide a locally designed and developed electric bus that can be mass-produced for the pan-African market by 2023.
The bus is designed and developed in-house with local engineering talent, while at the same time utilizing local manufacturing partners. Furthermore, the bus will be significantly lower cost than importing fully built electric buses. Plus, it also has superior performance compared to its diesel counterpart.
Opibus - Proprietary electric vehicle platform-2
Kenya launches the first locally designed electric bus in Africa
Kenya has a reason to feel proud
africa.businessinsider.com
