This is the largest ever shipment of electric buses in the East African region and the shipment marks the launch of BasiGo’s commercial phase after a very successful 6-month pilot program. BasiGo now has 17 electric buses in total in Kenya. The 15 new buses have arrived partially assembled and will be taken to Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) in Mombasa for final assembly and finishing. AVA is a member of SimbaCorp.
BasiGo aims to have assembled over 1,000 electric buses in Kenya and have them deployed by the end of 2025. The BYD K6’s motor has a maximum power of 180kW and a maximum torque of 1500Nm. Its range of over 200 km should appeal to operators in Kenya’s urban public transport sector. In fact, the electric bus has been getting a lot of interest and BasiGo has already received over 100 requests for these buses.
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/11/30/shipment-of-15-byd-k6-electric-buses-for-basigo-arrives-into-port-of-mombasa-kenya
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