EV Maker Ampersand Expands Capacity with New Facility in Kenya
TLDR
- Ampersand opens new EV manufacturing facility in Nairobi, Kenya, with a 21,000-square-meter site and over 100 employees.
- The startup operates 1,100 e-motos traveling over 4.5 million kilometers weekly between Kigali and Nairobi, partnering with BYD and raising $19.5 million.
- Ampersand aims to deploy 5 million electric motorcycles by 2033, boosting production to assemble 60 e-motos daily and 1,440 monthly to expand its battery swap network in East Africa.
Ampersand, an electric vehicle (EV) startup, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Nairobi, Kenya, significantly expanding its capacity. The new factory spans 21,000 square meters, more than three times the size of its previous 6,500-square-meter site, and employs over 100 staff.
Ampersand currently operates over 1,100 e-motos, which travel more than 4.5 million kilometers per week between Kigali and Nairobi. It has a partnership with Chinese giant BYD and recently raised $19.5 million. The startup aims to deploy 5 million electric motorcycles by 2033.
With this expansion, Ampersand will be able to assemble up to 60 electric motorcycles (e-motos) per day, or 1,440 per month, supporting its growing battery swap network across East Africa.
Points clés à retenir
Ampersand is one of several companies leading the EV charge in Kenya. BasiGo recently launched its electric bus assembly line, while M-KOPA and Bolt have partnered to introduce over 5,000 electric bikes. Zeno, another EV company, raised $9.5 million in 2024 to launch swappable battery technology by 2025. The Kenyan government is showing support for the industry, with a draft National E-mobility Policy expected to encourage local EV production and assembly.
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