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Kenya’s electric bus company BasiGo has received funding from Proparco, the French development finance institution, to support its expansion in East Africa. The investment follows BasiGo’s $41.5 million Series A round completed last year and comes as the company accelerates deployment of electric buses in Kenya and Rwanda. BasiGo provides electric buses, charging infrastructure and maintenance…

E-mobility company,  BasiGo has today announced the introduction of the “E9 Kubwa”,a 36-seater electric bus custom designed for the Kenyan market’. The first 2 Kubwa buses have begun pilot testing with existing BasiGo customers:  Super Metro, OMA Services, Embassava, Citti Hoppa, Metro Trans and East Shuttle plying the Dandora route. The E9 Kubwa seats 36 passengers with the option of  18…

BasiGo to kick-off EV assembly in Kenya after $6.6M funding

BasiGo will begin assembling electric buses in Kenya from next month, ramping up its production of public transport vehicles (PSVs) as it targets to deliver 100 units by end of next year. The startup plans to deliver 15 of the 100 buses, manufactured using parts from China’s EV maker BYD Automotive, in January next year, having completed its six months pilot programme in the country’s capital,…

Kenya EV Startup BasiGo Gets $4.3 Million In Funding

BasiGo, a Kenyan electric vehicle startup, has secured $4.3 million in a seed funding round led by Novastar Ventures and saw participation from Third Derivative, Spring Ventures, Climate Capital, Moxxie Ventures and Nimble Partners. The funding round occurs just about three months after the startup, founded by Jit Bhattacharya and Johnathan Green, set up operations in Kenya with the intention of…