E-MOBILITY SOLUTIONS FOR RURAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Who uses electric vehicles? A customer profile Floyd Owino Student at Sori secondary school, spends 30KES ($0.30) for a e-bike ride to school; regularly rents e-bike from WeTu Hub at a daily rate of 300KES ($3)
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“The means of transport I normally use to school is a motorcycle of which I pay the rider KES 30. I prefer using the ones that are electricity driven. There aren’t many of them and using one of them to school feels unique and good. The electric bikes aren’t noise polluting and you can’t see any traces of smoke. Now that my father is constructing a home, instead of ferrying building materials to the building site using a wheelbarrow, we are able to use an electric cargo bike which saves time.”
Goretty Akoth Market trader selling groceries, daily income of 2000 KES ($20) with a profit margin of 500 KES ($5)
“When I first saw the electric bike, my feeling was wow! I had never seen something move so fast without fuel and I was happy that a cheaper option to transport groceries from the market and farms to my kiosk was being launched.Currently, my husband uses the electric cargo bike to transport water and goods from wholesale shops to retail shops. The usage of the e-bike has increased our daily earning and improved our way of life. He serves more customers on a daily basis and does not come home tired anymore. With the new income we have managed to set up a small B&B guesthouse.”
