How BasiGo is changing Kenya's public transport with locally assembled electric buses

[@juniourx2203]

I think it's a good initiative to assemble the components here in Kenya ,this is creating employment 😊

[@mahbubmo]

What of the quality though?

[@1devoch]

​@@mahbubmoIt will improve when supported, I'm sure.

[@mwaurakinyanjui-tf4mx]

that is how industrialisation is achieved, its what China and South Korea did.

[@derrickgitau8867]

@@mahbubmo Quality is the same

[@unHumanizedDevelopment-rz4qk]

I agree that Kenya can achieve quality and that is key to industrialization

[@pbac7540]

I boarded one of these buses a while back along Thika Road, and I did not realize, until now, that they are electric. The finishing is very classy.

[@nancyndolo5812]

This is the kind of development we need to see

[@Bogitaheric]

This is what i love watching

[@micahrichie9778]

What is needed mow is more charging stations so as whenever the battery needs topping up .. the stations will be available around cbd...

[@ronaldeastgate8988]

We thank the investor for this innovation atleast they will compete with Uganda's Kira EVs Busses

[@Bogitaheric]

Utilize the top of the bus by fitting solar

[@anomalyc147]

the additional weight and expense may eat into the margins

[@Bogitaheric]

@@anomalyc147 panels are just sheets what about the positive side just my opinion

[@mwaurakinyanjui-tf4mx]

Great thinking, these buses spend alot of time idling outside and solar panels could add some juice into their batteries, solar panel are not heavy so they will not compromise performance.

[@Bogitaheric]

@@mwaurakinyanjui-tf4mx for sure to reduce the time spent at the charging point

[@blakechradini7235]

@@Bogitahericsome information if it helps. The average BasiGo Length is 9 meters an average 545w panel in width is 1.1 meters. You can fit 8 panels on the buss meaning you will generate 3,270wph or 3.7kwh with psh and efficiency factor taken into consideration. I am not to sure what motor the BasiGo uses but most EV,s use DC voltages that are above 350VDC. Meaning you will need a specialized controller to boost the voltage of the panel to charge the battery or a whole inverter AC setup to charge the internal battery. However there is another option that they could use the panels in a separate system to power other components in the vehicle like Air conditioning. So your idea has merit but not for charging the buss.

[@M-tu3kq]

We need to produce , not assemble otherwise kudos for the progress and your professional presentation . ❤❤❤ .

[@sultanmswahilitv4864]

Hizi ndio zinafaa kuwa brt

[@rahimali3004]

Nairobi Bus park terminus which is currently is in disuse is perfect for an electric car, bus, motor bike charging station. The place is perfect to be converted into an electric car and bus charging station. One of the major issues of electric cars and buses is luck of charging stations. This place would be ideal for that. Its located central in the middle of Nairobi and thus can be reached easily from all locations.Electric motor bikes , cars and buses would utilize this as their charging station this would encourage more people to start using electric cars for cleaner air in nairobi. the place would be open 24 hrs.

[@big_brayo]

This is amazing😊🎉

[@nyambats]

This is the kind of company that should be getting tax cuts

[@blakechradini7235]

Preach it brother!!

[@godfreyomondi8368]

They do by the way All the imports they do for electric buses are not taxed

[@johnathanmunai3891]

Great job 👏, the welder not using face shield

[@Martin-lv1xw]

I'm Tanzanian, but Nairobi will always be the city of my dreams.

[@nestaflix]

Karibu Nairobi

[@saitotigeorge654]

Sio kuzuri kihivyo kma unavyoona mtandaoni 😂😂 nimekaa huko kiasi kwaio napafahamu 🤌

[@mr_misifa]

Wewe sio Mtanzania😂😂

[@FabianMutisya-r9w]

I wish we could add the graffiti and music system to give it the Kenyan touch

[@ngeewa8029]

This is very good news for kenya

[@LeonardKoskei-xj4ft]

Good work

[@kimutaijoseph6958]

This is great

[@donboscongwina1479]

As an entrepreneur, I have to ask: what happens to the Kenyan-trained scientists and engineers-the likes of Otieno, Marwa, and Mungai-when the founders are people from other countries? If we’re calling something “Kenyan made,” why aren't we highlighting our own local talent? We have skilled professionals right here, so why not complete the entire product life cycle in Kenya, using our resources and expertise? Let’s truly make it Kenyan from start to finish!

[@BS-kl9yf]

Nobody is preventing anyone from doing that. If a Kenyan entrepreneur doesn't have capacity to create the whole product then you can partner even with foreigners who believe in it. It is just common sense really.

[@donboscongwina1479]

@@BS-kl9yfsir, I am a Kenyan living in the diaspora and my comment emanates from that experience. We are undervalued in the global market since we are either a dumping site for silly used products or a testing ground. Things happen in our own land but are patented elsewhere. That is exactly what is happening in the congo with the mines. I think we have the capacity to run this from start to finish. When you invoke common sense; I question if we both have it because this should also make sense if we were on the same page. Yes, read that again😂

[@donboscongwina1479]

The whole saga is run from without. The money flows in international banks yet they only make a few kenyans managers here and there. It is our portion to sit at the design table; where real decisions are made. I am not saying thts what happens at BasiGo: Brilliant idea from the onset! I am just highlighting the urgency of having our own trained engineers and scientists at the forefront of innovation.

[@BS-kl9yf]

@@donboscongwina1479 you have spoken like someone out of touch with reality and likes complaining. I just came back to Kenya after 5 years in Europe. I came back with a business idea targeting employment of University students. It requires an App and I have offered to partner with software engineers to be co-founders but still no progress. I have better network in the EU so turned to them. You go to where you get progress. You can't stick with Kenya if it doesn't help. So what you said was baseless, because people are free to partner with anyone regardless of being Kenyan or not. It is that simple.

[@georgemurithi369]

For the charging you could use turbine as the bus moves or even solar.

[@umbucheryl4623]

Good job but based on the demand they should be at least 50 buses a month

[@BoyCollan]

This is the way

[@mwaririlyrics]

kenya isn't ready yet, the government has failed on the infrastructure, they only have four charging stations and only in Nairobi, alafu stima ipotee 😂😂, let's focus on hybrids in kenya

[@anomalyc147]

i see a business opportunity here . lets buy some tesla super chargers and supplement the grid .make this into a thing 🥳

[@JesseMathiu]

The tesla of kenya!

[@HassanHassan-qd4dl]

The battery should be recharging itself while in motion....

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

Okay actulise it.

[@ke1-chkpg651]

Batteries recharges while braking. You’ll need a KERS-system which may cost up to 100% of the total cost. Making the bus twice as expensive. Who can afford it????

[@unHumanizedDevelopment-rz4qk]

If you studied physics, you would know that this is not possible

[@LabanNyakundi-nc6xp]

Exactly ​@@unHumanizedDevelopment-rz4qk

[@theophiluzbasu3776]

It will take a while, but I believe this is the way to go. Kudos for the good work @basiGo

[@KyaloSengani-ou2hl]

But why not show us the electric chassis

[@joseO12326]

Protecting business from competitors 😂

[@longinusukenta]

You guys should build metro train stations. Busses are not enough to decongest traffic in Nairobi.

[@janjichibo1041]

Kenya mzima yahitaji huu usafiri sawa haraka upesi amkeni bwana

[@BrianMatumbo]

Habari ya tanzania

[@socdaalfilmsvlogs]

Congratulations

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

A glimmer hope that we can transform public transport from the filthy dangerous ugly reckless vile sector we call matatu....some say Nairobi is a modern city ....but when you look at its existing public transport systems for a population of 5million......you realize it is really just a slum with pockets of civilization.

[@anomalyc147]

bro chill 😂

[@novagalactica5655]

Bit harsh, innit😅

[@peterrono6483]

Ongera bwana Ruto

[@benjaminmwau6283]

My opinion is use solar for battery charging to reduce the cost ,,and use the buses for long distances ..

[@micahrichie9778]

Solar panels would help as they will not charge enough... already the bus has enough battery and amp power to last for the whole day..they need to install more charging stations for topping up the battery every 6hrs at least...

[@joseO12326]

Thia is what i used to do in a Germany Mercedes benz company 1964, this country needs upgrade, you are living in the early 1950's in Europe

[@Thechamp254]

Why dont they intoduce salar system as well to increase Milage before changing

[@anitagathoni]

At least once we can read something that shows progress

[@jacklinebundi8213]

Let them invent to solar so that they can be able to charge using solar

[@biblereaders4741]

Tell those guys to work on kenyas trains and change them to electric train as well

[@kahugumuiruri9057]

Financing seems tricky, a bit of strings attached on the finance/lease model. Bottomline its how much an investor makes, they are still too small for an impact assessment, too young and not mature as a business to assess capital productivity given their capitalization.

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

Relax boss. Be patient. Biashara long-term ni marathon, sio 100 meter. They are testing new waters and it will take time and model transformation along the way. Either way they're pioneers and we wish them well. They win we win 💪

[@t1910j]

Would have been even better if the buses were manufactured in Kenya instead of just assembled.

[@kenmaina2495]

Kenya has potential bt politics and corruption hinder that.

[@alihoka_001]

Tanzanians still won't see this, if they really want to compete.

[@mboyce2000]

You are touring the factory. Can you not even attempt to get the guy doing the welding some PPE when he's on camera?

[@sherrywwchira4671]

The welders need light shield and hard hats. This video can bring you problems.

[@HiathiamAli]

The government should introduce metro buses as form of transport. This mode of transport is outdated.

[@waapeterm]

At the glacial rate of 6 buses a month...

[@marvinmwangi75]

The cameraman 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@NerdNovaTech]

What will happen to Matatu Culture? Will they have the same vibe?

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

Matatu culture????? You mean the culture of recklessness, nightmare nonsense painting, violence, filthy interior, drunk driver, jail-bird makangas, countless death ☠️ and injuries on the roads, harrassment of women and even RAPE.....This is what you call culture????....it's like a pig asking if it will still be able to roll around in its own mud and poop💩💩💩

[@Donjesse1694]

If they produce 55 buses in a year then it will take more than ten years to even feel the change in the culture

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

@wanjalajesse1694 They have recieved 5.4 billion Kshs to scale up to 60 Buses PER MONTH....not per year.

[@Donjesse1694]

@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi then that is a good thing this culture needs sanity,, change is always inevitable

[@1devoch]

Of course. Kenyans are very creative.

[@edwardochang1806]

Si hii batari wataiba!

[@DonOkwaro-by7lt]

You don't know what you're talking about i would pick diesel train over electric trains any day diesel train is more powerful and aggressive compared to electric trains

[@giegor28]

Electric vehicles dont work..get hydrogen vehicles, they're more realistic..electricity needs alot of infrastructure to work..its failing currently in the us..if it works it would be great..but they need to have screens, music 🎶 and art on it.. kenyans will never compromise on that

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

O my! I wish the company had hired you as their advisor....seeing as you are very accomplished in commenting on KZbin 😁

[@williamwatitwa3534]

The fact that you are using the US as a yard stick for EVs shows how little you actually know about EVs

[@MungaiFacebook]

Late moi how is heaven 😂

[@judithokello2857]

In route 23,the buses are hot cakes,the colourful,noisy mats are left stranded and btw they have TVs in them

[@sherrywwchira4671]

You need to be in a hard hat my guy

[@dennismathu2645]

If it's not for zakayo kenya we would be very far

[@StephenMumbwani]

if not for him we wouldnt be having such convesation. give credit where its due

[@prutogaa]

Camera person must be a lady.

[@LeeMusundi]

When you start your video by criticing The Petroleum prone vehicles really diminishes your journalism. this industry has been around for long and even revolutionised the transport sector. Elon musk once said, u can talk shit about that industry yet not much research has been done to this electric prone industry, and just a quick reminder, to get that battery up to speed, child labor has affected congo, mali and Burkina Faso to get the raw mineral required in battery making procedures. Children have skipped school to get these minerals. Just talk about electric and dont shadow the other. when the USA and Europe was flooding didn't you see the news, these vehicles were exploding up, some couldn't even start again, while the other side were laughing at them.

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

You could do your own video in praise of fossil fuels and the gospel of your lord and savior musk.....this is his report and it's factual and detailed.

[@LeeMusundi]

@@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi how factual? do you research, Even in the USA, they still have a problem with the charging docks. have you ever spoken to an electric bus driver?

[@LeeMusundi]

@@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi See @giegor28 comment, thta is the way to go

[@MarehemuToroitichArapMoi]

@@LeeMusundi Boss, your own video...tiktok or insta loves pseudo-intellectuals and wikipedia PhDs 😁

[@mash_eduh]

Finally the comments I was waiting for, tell them also they come with a down time of 8hrs to charge😂😂,and they lease them out coz of stupidly high initial investment,not forgetting lithium is mined with smoke billowing bulldozers 😂

[@peterkoinange1904]

Useless

[@pinchesmbuche4354]

That's your life keyboard worrior