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E-mobility firm launches automated battery swap station in Nairobi

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One of Spiro's automated battery swap stations. [Courtesy]

Spiro, Africa's electric mobility player has launched an automated battery swap station for riders in its expansion into Nairobi. The move, it said, marks a pivotal moment in its mission to enhance sustainable transportation across the continent.

The launch of the automated battery swap station for electric motorcycles on Tuesday at Gigiri Petrocity petrol station in Nairobi, said the company, will be followed by another launch in Mombasa later this month, in partnership with Petrocity, one of Kenya's fuel station operators.

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