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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>A Nairobi-based green transport company unveiled Wednesday an electric bus.<\/b><\/p>\n

Nairobi is referred to as the ‘Green City in the Sun’ because of lush parks surrounding the east African capital. Roam, a Kenyan-Swedish company now wants that epithet to also refer to the city\u2019s environmentally friendly mobility.<\/p>\n

It unveiled Wednesday an electric bus in a city where polluting exhaust fumes contribute to a thick smog.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s the first electric mass transit bus in Kenya that we designed since last year and co-manufactured it with a global partner”, Dennis Wakaba exclaimed.<\/p>\n

“This represents a shift towards better public transport, where we can have people ride in comfort and enjoy the ride with a clear conscience, because we\u2019re talking about zero emissions”, the Roam project coordinator said.<\/p>\n

The brightly painted bus pulled out into the notorious morning traffic in the city of nearly five million, which lacks a state-run transport network.<\/p>\n

Most commuter transport is privately operated in Nairobi and Roam said fares on the electric bus would rival those offered by its smoggier competitors.<\/p>\n

Innovation hub<\/b><\/p>\n

If only one charging station exists in the metropolis of nearly five million, the team Roam was was not deterred. They wanted to encourage green commuting in a city where smog-belching minivans are a far more familiar sight.<\/p>\n

The 77-seat bus has a top speed of 70 kilometres per hour and a battery pack allowing it to travel 360 kilometres before requiring a 2-hour recharge.<\/p>\n

It was also designed to be accessible and inclusive for all.<\/p>\n

“It can accommodate people in wheelchairs, the elderly… So we have priority seats inside this bus”, Wakaba reveals.<\/p>\n

“Nairobi has been seen as a leader of innovation, and we see Nairobi as a good starting point and as an innovation hub to deploy these buses”, he adds.<\/p>\n

Roam — which also manufactures electric safari vehicles and motorbikes — says it plans to roll out 100 electric buses over the next year.<\/p>\n

They have also started the designing process for a smaller bus to compliment the 77-seater.<\/p>\n

Green revolution<\/b>
\nEighty percent of Nairobi’s commuters use matatu****s<\/b> — minivans that are poorly regulated and maintained, and known for frightening manoeuvres and trails of black smoke streaking behind battered chassis.<\/p>\n

It is estimated that less than 500 of Kenya’s 3.5 million cars are electric, despite the government making them cheaper than ever to purchase.<\/p>\n

The transport sector accounts for 12 percent of Kenya’s emissions footprint — though that figure rises to 45 percent in Nairobi, according to government figures.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year another electric mobility startup, BasiGo, unveiled a 25-seater bus with a 250-kilometre range for Nairobi’s roads.<\/p>\n

Kenya sources most of its energy from renewable resources and is seeking to cut CO2 emissions by 32 percent by 2030.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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