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BasiGo Launches Kenya’s First Electric School Bus Fleet in Nairobi

In a landmark move for Kenya’s education sector, the School of the Nations has become the first institution in the country to begin electrifying its student transport fleet. The Nairobi-based school took delivery of its first electric bus from BasiGo...

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BasiGo Charges Ahead with Premium Electric Commuter Service for Nairobi Professionals

The Kenyan electric vehicle pioneer, BasiGo is venturing into the world of scheduled transit, launching a pilot program designed to lure Nairobi’s middle class away from private cars and into battery-powered buses. By integrating mid-sized electric buses into the capital’s...

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Proparco Backs BasiGo to Scale Mass Public Transport in Africa

Proparco has backed e-mobility start-up BasiGo to scale mass public transport in African cities, reducing emissions significantly across rapidly growing urban areas. Proparco says the investment in BasiGo, a Nairobi-based e-mobility start-up providing electric bus solutions for public transport operators...

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BasiGo Shipping 28 Electric Buses to Rwanda| Aiming at 100 Deliveries in 2025

BasiGo, the electric bus builder has announced an upcoming delivery of 28 new electric buses expected to arrive in Kigali next month to serve both city and inter-city routes and part of its plans to have deploy 100 electric...

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BasiGo Raises $42M to Deliver 1,000 Electric Buses in East Africa

BasiGo, the electric bus manufacturer with operations in Kenya and Rwanda has raised $42 million in new capital with $24 million in Series A equity funding along with US$17.5 million in debt facilities in a move expected to deliver...

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BasiGo and Tata launch pilot test of Tata Motors electric buses in Africa

BasiGo and Tata International Limited have launched the first pilot test of Indian electric bus models using Tata Motors electric buses in Africa in Nairobi, Kenya where electric mobility firm BasiGo has had previous successful launches. BasiGo and Tata will...

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BasiGo Secures $10 Million Boost to Electrify Kenya’s Public Transport

BasiGo, a leading electric bus manufacturer, today announced a significant milestone in its mission to revolutionize Kenya’s public transportation with the acquisition of a $10 million loan from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). This investment will...

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Roam Electric, Mogo & BasiGo get $30 million to support Kenya’s e-mobility economy

Roam Electric, Mogo Auto and BasiGo have each received $10 million in debt from the US government to support the design and development of electric motorcycles and buses as well as charging stations for motorcycles and buses throughout Kenya. The...

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BasiGo receives $10 million from Ruto’s US trip to revolutionize Kenya’s public transport

BasiGo, a Nairobi-based electric vehicle startup, has received $10 million to revolutionize Kenya's public transport, announced the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Scott Nathan. BasiGo's $10 million direct loan will facilitate procurement of buses and...

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BasiGo Unveils Kenya’s first specialized assembly line for modern Electric Buses

Yesterday, Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade & Industry, Rebecca Miano inaugurated BasiGo's Electric Bus production line at the Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers plant in Thika. It marks Kenya's first specialized assembly line for modern Electric Buses. In February 2024, BasiGo...

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BasiGo to Unlock the Potential of Africa’s Electric Vehicle Industry, Set to Roll Out 1000 Buses

BasiGo, at the forefront of the electric mobility revolution in Africa, is poised to transform public transport across East Africa by rolling out 1,000 electric buses over the next three years. With a population of 4.4 million people, Tumi, an e-bus company, estimated that...

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BasiGo secures $3M from CFAO Group for expansion in Kenya and Rwanda

BasiGo, Africa's top electric bus company, has secured $3 million in equity funding from CFAO Group (CFAO), a major player in various industries across Africa and owned by Toyota Tsusho Corporation in Japan. The investment, split between CFAO Kenya...

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BasiGo Appoints Managing Directors for Kenya and Rwanda

BasiGo, a leading electric bus company, has appointed Moses Nderitu and Doreen Orishaba as Managing Directors for Kenya and Rwanda, respectively. This move signifies the company's ambitious expansion plans and commitment to driving the shift towards clean and sustainable public...

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BasiGo Secures $5 Million from BII to Accelerate Market Expansion of Electric Buses

BasiGo, Kenya's Electric Bus solutions provider, has secured $5 million in debt funding from British International Investment (BII) through its Climate Innovation Facility to accelerate climate innovation in emerging markets. BasiGo, a leader in the electric bus sector, plans...

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BasiGo Wins Global Startup Award, Gains $1.5M USAID Grant for Rwanda Launch

BasiGo, a Nairobi-based startup, is poised to revolutionize the public transportation sector in Rwanda with a substantial grant of $1.5 million from USAID's Development Innovation Ventures. This significant boost in funding comes as Africa grapples with the challenge of...

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BasiGo introduces E9 Kubwa – a 36-seat electric bus designed for the Kenyan market

E-mobility company, BasiGo has introduced the “E9 Kubwa”,a 36-seater electric bus custom designed for the Kenyan market’ with the first 2 Kubwa buses being piloted with existing BasiGo customers: Super Metro, OMA Services, Embassava, Citti Hoppa, Metro Trans...

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BasiGo expands operations to Rwanda

BasiGo, the Kenyan-based electric bus manufacturer, is expanding its operations to Rwanda through the establishment of a new entity, BasiGo Rwanda Ltd. This move comes after the company's recent partnership with Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd (AVA) to assemble its buses...

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Kenyan electricity bus manufacturer BasiGo expands to Rwanda

Kenya’s electricity bus manufacturer BasiGo is set to expand to the Rwandan market by start of the fourth quarter this year.The company has announced plans to deliver its first unit for public transport operators in Rwanda. BasiGo Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder...

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Kenyan electric vehicle startup BasiGo unveils new charging station in Buruburu,Nairobi

BasiGo , a Kenyan electric vehicle (EV) startup has launched a high-power DC Fast charging station for electric buses in Nairobi's BuruBuru estate. The charging station which is the first to be connected to Kenya’s new E-mobility tariff approved by Energy and Petroleum...

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Kenya’s BasiGo Partners With AVA To Assemble Electric Buses In Kenya

BasiGo ,a Kenyan electric mobility company has partnered with the Associated Vehicle Assemblers Ltd (AVA) to assemble its buses following as demand for electric vehicles is expected to rise in the coming years. The company seeks to...

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BasiGo secures USD 6.6 Million funding to start commercial delivery of Electric Buses in Kenya

BasiGo, a Kenyan e-mobility company that offers electric buses along with charging and maintenance has announced $6.6 million in new funding led by Mobility54, the corporate venture capital arm of Toyota Tsusho; Trucks VC, a transportation-focused venture capital fund in Silicon...

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BasiGo partners with KCB to launch green PSV buses

KCB customers in the Public Service Vehicle industry will now be able to access flexible financing options in a deal between KCB Bank Kenya and BasiGo Ltd, an e-mobility startup and financing company supplying electric bus services to sub-Saharan...

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Kenya’s BasiGo Wins Keeling Curve Prize 2022

BasiGo, an e-mobility startup headquartered in Nairobi, has won the Keeling Curve Prize (KCP), awarded by the Global Warming Mitigation Project (GWMP). BasiGo is an electric vehicle technology offers state-of-the-art electric buses from BYD Automotive along with charging and maintenance...

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BasiGo Unveils a Sh5 million Passenger Electric Bus for PSV Operators in Nairobi

BasiGo, a Kenyan electric vehicle startup has launched a Sh5 million passenger electric bus targeting PSV operators. The 25-seat, electric bus is designed by BYD Automotive, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric buses has 250 Km of range and...

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BasiGo raises $4.3 Million to commercialise its electric bus business model and launch local assembly of electric buses in Kenya

BasiGo, an electric vehicle technology and financing company bringing electric bus services to sub-Saharan Africa, has raised a $4.3 million Seed funding round to help commercialise its electric bus business model and launch local assembly of electric buses in...

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Kenya’s First Electric Mass Transit Technology Company BasiGo Enters Local Market.

BasiGo, a Nairobi-based e-mobility startup, has officially announced its launch into the Kenyan market today. Electric buses will be available for purchase by public transportation providers, providing them with a more environmentally friendly solution that is also less expensive...

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State Unveils ‘Green’ Number Plates in Major Push for Electric Vehicle Transition

The Kenyan government has officially launched a new distinctive green number plate for electric vehicles (EVs), marking a symbolic and practical step in the country's shift toward sustainable transport. The initiative was unveiled yesterday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre...

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CFAO Mobility strengthens decade-long AGL partnership with 32-truck delivery

CFAO Mobility Kenya has significantly expanded its footprint in the regional logistics sector following the formal handover of 32 Sinotruk-NX prime movers to Africa Global Logistics (AGL). The delivery marks a major milestone in a strategic relationship that the firms...

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Sumitomo Mitsui Invests in Novastar Ventures’ Fund III

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), has joined global investors backing Novastar Ventures’ Africa People & Planet Fund III, L.P., signaling a new phase in Japanese engagement with Africa’s venture capital ecosystem. The...

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Trends of most popular vehicles that Kenyans are buying in 2025

Kenya’s vehicle market is experiencing a surge in demand for durable models, driven by a recovering post-COVID economy and improved access to flexible vehicle financing. Together, these factors are fueling a significant rise in vehicle ownership across the country....

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