BasiGo and AVA aim to manufacture over 1,000 electric buses in the next 3 years, creating over 300 new manufacturing jobs and an additional 300 jobs in the ecosystem of charging, maintenance, and financing required to support electric buses in operation.
Since launching in March 2022, BasiGo’s electric buses have driven over 141,000 kilometers and carried over 185,000 passengers as part of fleet operations with two Nairobi bus operators, East Shuttle and Citi Hoppa.
BasiGo makes electric buses affordable to operators through an innovative financing model called “Pay-As-You-Drive” which makes the upfront cost of its electric bus competitive with diesel buses. Here is a summary of BasiGo’s Pay-As-You-Drive:Billed and paid directly between the operator and BasiGo.Free battery replacement in the event of any battery issueAVA is East Africa’s leading multi-brand vehicle assembler with a rich automotive engineering heritage since 1975.
Speaking about the partnership, BasiGo CEO Jit Bhattacharya said, “BasiGo is committed to delivering electric buses that are 100% assembled in Kenya. We are elated to be partnering with AVA, the country’s leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles who have had expertise for many years in assembly in the country. We are confident that this partnership will put Kenya on the map as a leader in the manufacturing of modern electric vehicles.
Moses Nderitu, Chief Revenue Officer of BasiGo, added, “With AVA’s decades of experience and certified production processes, we will be delivering high-quality electric buses to PSV operators in the region. Together, BasiGo and AVA are making Kenya a leader in the manufacturing of state-of-the-art electric vehicles, a segment that is destined to grow rapidly in the years to come.”
BasiGo’s innovative Pay-As-You-Drive model lowers the barriers to entry for bus operators to get brand new electric buses and it also lowers their operations and maintenance costs. This is a beautiful model that I want to see scaled up and adopted in more African countries soon.
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