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electrive.com · 22 September 2026

Yadea and Spiro partner on electric two-wheelers in Africa

Yadea will supply electric two-wheelers to Spiro for integration into Spiro's battery-swap network, and the companies will jointly develop two-wheeler platforms for local conditions. Spiro operates in seven African countries and reports more than 100,000 EVs and 2,500 battery-swap stations. The partners have not disclosed specific volumes or a timeline.

Why it matters: The partnership is a geoeconomics case of Chinese manufacturing and capital meeting African market infrastructure.

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Source
electrive.com (tier 1)
Published
22 September 2026
Link
https://www.electrive.com/2026/09/22/yadea-and-spiro-partner-on-electric-two-wheelers-in-africa/
Content depth
partial
Regions
asia-pacific, sub-saharan-africa
Subregions
china, east-africa-horn, west-africa
Actors
Yadea, Spiro, NewTrails Capital
Edition
2026-09-23

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Yadea will supply electric two-wheelers and other products to Spiro
the companies plan to jointly develop two-wheeler platforms tailored to local road conditions and commercial use
Spiro currently operates in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon