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The missing link in push for electric bikes' uptake

Watu Credit's East Africa GM Andrii Volokha demonstrates an electric bike battery swap with owner James Matatiro and Arc Rides Sales Manager James Waweru on Jan 17, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Despite a persistent push for electric motorcycle adoption, the idea, especially in public transport, seems to be still novel.

While a drive around Nairobi, particularly in the central business district, shows more riders are embracing the "silent" two-wheelers, the allure of profit margins, a major selling point for this technology, is still not convincing enough to a majority of operators.

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