Swedish-Kenyan Opibus EV startup in Nairobi +

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/01/africa/opibus-kenya-electric-mobility-bus-motorcycle-car-spc-intl/index.html
Opibus: The mobility startup converting Kenya to electric vehicles
March 1, 2022 ... Opibus is a Swedish-Kenyan electric mobility company based in Nairobi. It started by converting off-road vehicles to run on electric motors, before converting buses and designing its own electric motorcycle ... Opibus has converted off-road vehicles for use in safari tours and as utility vehicles for mining. The conversion process takes 10-14 days and is not cheap, with prices starting at just under $40,000. The company maintains that significant costs can be recouped in the running of the electrified vehicle ... Opibus began a pilot for its 51-seater electric bus in January. The company installed off-grid solar powered charging points in Nairobi to top up the bus's batteries ... flash images



Turning a blind eye

https://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-turning-a-blind-eye/article_b0cb8105-078d-556e-ad3c-b53ad9be085e.html
Editorial: Turning a blind eye
Feb 27, 2022 ... wisely looking to the future. Car companies are shifting production to EVs, and the federal government is acting in concert. Smart states – those that want to grow and diversify their economies – will adjust ... The longer Iowa politicians ignore or try to stand in the way of the spread of electric vehicles, they endanger the state’s economic future ...
https://qctimes.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/79/d798ad19-55b8-5869-919c-b3da4324cb0d/62192c5b58fce.image.jpg




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