Opibus, a Nairobi-based startup, is building an ecosystem to make electric mobility more accessible everyone and not just a select few. Founded in 2017, Opibus used the safari and tourism industry to anchor its business, initially focusing on converting off-road safari and game drive vehicles to electric using its proprietary electric vehicle drivetrain.
The Opibus team is very passionate about the electric vehicle conversion business and they see it as the most resource-efficient way of accelerating the transition to electromobility in a less capital intensive manner. There are tens of thousands of old ICE vehicles on the continent that have chassis and bodies in very good condition, making them ideal for conversion.
Opibus is now moving to bring affordable, clean, and efficient mass transit options to Kenya’s public transport sector by electrifying the vehicles servicing the urban commuter network. Kenya has set an ambitious target of having 5% of registered vehicles being electric by 2025.
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