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The missing link in push for electric bikes' uptake

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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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