BasiGo Secures $3 Million Equity Investment from CFAO Group
March 26, 2024
BasiGo today announced it has secured a $3 Million equity investment from CFAO Kenya and Mobility 54. CFAO is Africa’s largest automotive distributor network operating in 40 countries across the continent. It is a subsidiary…
BasiGo Appoints Moses Nderitu and Doreen Orishaba as Managing Directors for Kenya and Rwanda Respectively
February 13, 2024
Summary BasiGo has today announced the appointment of Mr. Moses Nderitu as the Managing Director for its operations in Kenya and the promotion of Ms. Doreen Orishaba to Managing Director for BasiGo Rwanda. Mr. Moses…
BasiGo Unveils the “E9 Kubwa”, a 36-seater electric bus tailor-made for the Kenyan Market
August 11, 2023
E-mobility company BasiGo has introduced its 36-seater electric buses tailor-made for the Kenya market. The company refers to these as “E9 Kubwa” buses (Kubwa means big in Swahili) and are meant to address the needs…
BasiGo to Launch its Electric Buses in Rwanda in Partnership with AC Mobility
July 27, 2023
Rwanda’s public transport system is about to embark on an electrifying journey towards a greener and more sustainable future. BasiGo has joined forces with AC Mobility (Tap&Go) to introduce the first fleet of electric buses…
AVA and BasiGo Partner to Assemble Over 1000 Electric Buses in Kenya in the next 3 Years
January 24, 2023
Earlier today, BasiGo and AVA announced a partnership that will see the latter assemble modern electric buses for BasiGo in Kenya. This partnership marks a major step forward in the country’s efforts to transition to…
BasiGo raises $ 6.6 Million in funding to accelerate commercial delivery of electric buses in Kenya
November 16, 2022
BasiGo has been keen to roll out locally assembled electric buses in Kenya. This is one of the handful of manufacturers that has rolled out electric buses in the country. The company started piloting its…
BasiGo Kenya and KCB partner to introduce flexible financing options for electric buses
October 4, 2022
KCB customers in the Public Service Vehicle industry will now be able to access flexible financing options in a deal between KCB Bank Kenya and BasiGo Ltd, an e-mobility startup and financing company supplying electric…
BasiGo pilots its Electric buses in Kenya
March 11, 2022
BasiGo has flagged off the first electric buses in the country for passenger use. The guest of honour at the event was the Permanent Secretary in the State Department of Transport, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure,…
BasiGo Secures Over Ksh 450 Million in Seed Funding To Help Set up local assembly of electric buses in Kenya
February 9, 2022
The future is definitely electric, and this will be the case for all vehicles including the public transport sector. One company that is trying to achieve this is BasiGo. They refer to themselves as an…