Open-architecture battery swapping in Kenya

Africa's electric mobility transition is gathering momentum, but the real challenge has always been scaling the infrastructure to power it.

Today, inroads are being made: EV energy infrastructure company SUN Mobility has formally launched in Nairobi, introducing Africa's first open-architecture battery swapping ecosystem, with 35 stations already operational across Nairobi and Mombasa.

SUN Mobility operates over 900 battery swapping stations and powers a fleet of over 50,000 vehicles. Its globally interoperable, open-architecture battery technology, developed and manufactured in India, services two-wheelers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, and heavy electric vehicles (HEVs) across multiple global OEM partners.

SUN Mobility’s strategic investors include IOCL, Vitol (parent of Vivo Energy, Africa’s largest fuel retailer), and Bosch.

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