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President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday commissioned Spiro electric motorcycles during an event held at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi.
Spiro is an electric bike producing company in Africa, recognized for its impact on sustainable transportation.
Formerly known as M Auto Electric, the company has deployed over 15,000 electric bikes and facilitated more than 9 million battery swaps across countries like Benin, Togo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.
President Museveni praised Spiro for the new technology, stating that, the electric bikes are better than our traditional ones which require diesel.”
A total of 500 electric bikes are already operational in Kampala, with 150 of them sold in the first week.
The price of an electric bike is $1,000, which is significantly cheaper than the traditional diesel-powered bodas, which cost $1,480. This is about 30% cheaper.
On the other hand, Spiro country head, Mr. Gaurav Anand, also announced plans to partner with the Ugandan government to deploy over 140,000 electric two-wheelers and 3,000 charge-and-swap stations across the country by 2028.
He also expressed the company’s interest in establishing a textile factory in Northern Uganda, specifically in Lira District.
