Ghanaian company solar taxi, which was started in 2018 by Jorge Appiah, is making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility products and services company in West Africa. The company designs, assembles and distributes electric motorcycles and electric cars for transportation and delivery services in Ghana. SolarTaxi probably has the largest selection of any electric vehicle on the continent with no less than 8 impressive four wheel models, including all available in Ghana with flexible monthly rental/lease options and direct purchase.
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- Xpeng G3 520i Smart
- Cherry Tiggo 3XE
- Changan Oshan
- E6 WORLD
- Leo horse CS9
- Renault K-ZE
- Link Tour K-One
- Dongfeng ER-30
In the field of electric motorcycles, some of his notable clients in Ghana are e-commerce companies such as Jumia and Bolt. These companies use SolarTaxi’s electric motorcycles for their deliveries around Accra. Electric motorcycles make so much sense to riders because they help improve their home revenues by saving on fuel and maintenance costs. The electric motorcycles also play a key role in reducing the impact on the climate.
SolarTaxi is one of the true electric mobility leaders in the African continent and we have quite a few a lot of their work here On CleanTechnica† SolarTaxi’s commendable progress continues to be recognized.
In another notable development, persistentAfrica’s Climate Venture Builder, who believes in the power of carbon neutral economic development in Africa and is one of the leading experts and pioneer investors in the renewable sector on the continent, recently announced that it has invested solar taxi.
According to its website, Persistent’s primary focus is on investing human capital and leveraging their expertise through hands-on operational roles as part of the partner company’s management team, at the executive level or as strategic advisors. In addition to investing in human capital, Persistent provides financial capital to support the growth of its partner companies. Persistent has invested in 22 partner companies over the past ten years to date, including 2 exits. It’s really great to see electric mobility companies on the continent forging partnerships like this. These are the kinds of partnerships that could really fuel the growth of Africa’s nascent electric mobility industry.
Persistent’s announcement adds:
Persistent is delighted to welcome Solar Taxi as a business building partner. This partnership marks Persistent’s fourth investment in the electric vehicle space. As Africa’s Climate Venture Builder with a strong commitment to e-mobility, Persistent recently shared some: insights on the potential of the e-mobility sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Persistent’s capital and business development will support Solar Taxi in freeing up working capital to fulfill key contracts and orders for its electric vehicles.
Persistent Senior Venture Builder Toukam Ngoufanke says: “At Persistent, we believe e-mobility will be an essential part of sustainable, climate-friendly transportation development. We believe that Solar Taxi is an exciting company with an attractive team. We are delighted to partner with Solar Taxi in that mission.”
Jorge Appiah, an innovator and entrepreneur and engineer in renewable energy, is deeply passionate about driving sustainable economic growth. Outside of Solar Taxi, he stimulates innovation and entrepreneurship in Ghana through the Kumasi Hive.
Jorge Appiah, CEO of Solar Taxi, said: “Our journey over the years has the hallmarks of resilience and hard work, from the time we assembled our first prototype vehicle to the time we received our seed funding from our key partner, MasterCard. foundation. Later, we had to prove the business concept of our model by scaling up our business in four different locations in Ghana.
Our growth to date has been due to the support we have received from our partners, customers, investors and our hard-working staff. Wanting to create our own path to success, we plan to scale our business by setting up an assembly plant for our bicycle and auto business in Ghana.
In light of that, we are delighted to welcome Persistent to the SolarTaxi family because they believe in us and our vision and have committed their resources to it. This latest funding from Persistent demonstrates their commitment to our business model and team and gives SolarTaxi much-needed support to deliver on our plans for the future.”
As e-commerce and the need to move goods and people move in Ghana and across Africa, a climate-friendly transport infrastructure is needed to reduce the negative impact of pollution in transport.
Images Courtesy of SolarTaxi
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