Uganda's Solar Bus Kayoola Shines Bright: A First For Africa

[@elgoncitystudio2667]

As a Kenyan, I am jealous of this progress. Viva Uganda, our neighbors

[@so9487]

Don't be jealous, be proud - one Africa.

[@lwangafrank2431]

Uganda is steadily PROGRESSING👌👍

[@geniusxbyofejiroagbaduta8665]

Continue growing my fellow Africans

[@ronaldeastgate8988]

Africa let's support our own

[@alexandermutune6131]

Great idea by Ugandans.I hope every African is watching this great progress.

[@so9487]

Nigeria is embarking on all types of vehicles.

[@didierpuzenat7280]

Nice. Electricity is everywhere and charging at home is easy for cars and e-bicycles. With clean electricity production, it is the way to go, to fight pollution and climate warming.

[@YoushaAhmad]

This is great to see, for local economic development/ independent production (at least in part) and for sustainable cost effective local. I hope and wish Kiira motors continues to grow. I think it would be worth Kiira Motors considering a selling off 49 or 50% of the company to local and foreign investors (perhaps after a global recession) to help grow the company quicker. This would be a true impact investment.

[@emmanuelkuteesa4821]

Good job Uganda 🇺🇬

[@mosesmwesigye4958]

Welldone Ugandan scientists with the Presidential support.

[@koiyujo1543]

This is good for Africa and for them to try to keep up

[@kstephen88694]

I really feel electric bodas should also be considered by kiira

[@HGZie]

Fantastic initiative from them. They're going to reap the rewards for a long time once the plant and infrastructure is completely set up

[@b_uppy]

Its inappropriate tech for low tech countries. Alcohol based may have been much better.

[@HGZie]

@@b_uppy Why?

[@b_uppy]

@@HGZie Write a better question.

[@HGZie]

@@b_uppy You replied to my initial comment with a vague statement phrased as fact without expanding on it. My question obviously pertains to that, however, it seems like you're more invested in being contrarian mong. Toodles

[@b_uppy]

@@HGZie Lol.

[@moderncomputerworldug1946]

That's Uganda my motherland

[@swalehelshabiby5915]

No need to be jealous be happy for your brothers Ugandan.

[@KALIMONINGRAD]

I hope the national vehicle company grow and did not become an political propaganda. Just like my country -Love from Indonesia

[@DWREV]

Hello hope so too.

[@namulizari5415]

❤❤❤❤❤ Uganda is the best ❤

[@HullioGQ]

Now, if only they could resolve the issue of load-shedding for a more stable economy.

[@hopepray1669]

The government just needs to support solar

[@HullioGQ]

@@hopepray1669 Yup! It's just African leaders have always had a problem with managing large scale infrastructures. At this point it will be up to young progressive entrepreneurs to build local and regional solar power plants.

[@c0rnichon]

I find this particularly interesting as the excuse for not introducing stricter climate legislation in Western countries often is that poorer countries would not be able to go electric. Here we have an African company making e-mobility a reality without the "generous help" of the West. We really need to stop assuming African countries are helpless in the face of climate change and the necessary technological shift.

[@KGopidas]

Enterptisingt!!!!

[@gyeboor1270]

Where are these buses today? They should be plying our roads from Mombasa to juba dareesalaam, Nairobi...

[@amosmasama7373]

How much are this buses

[@wenbo595]

fantastic

[@kwameolatunji1193]

Wow.

[@josipmatic4732]

0:18 nice gun

[@gerrytushh]

WHY do you love guns 😂😂😂

[@crazydrifter13]

That's an AK of some sort

[@kimerafrank1782]

How much is a ugandan smack... i want to buy that car

[@petrabridgemohan7006]

Pls export to caribbean mkt for our public transport..esoecially green and sustainble❤

[@williamtukei1488]

Good

[@b_uppy]

Does this really fit African needs??? This would be great for other markets but with African infrastructure it would be difficult support it independently. This requires tech that would come from other continents currently, such as wind power and solar panels. Think an alcohol-fueled but might be better. Seems like an idea born out of eco colonialism to make Africa dependent on outside tech. Looks nice and hopefully it sells in American, European, Oz and Asian markets. That would need a changeable battery in my community as that would be a short run time before it was dead.

[@AfricanPrinse]

What do you mean 🤔🤔🤔 i see no sense in what you wrote here.

[@ronaldeastgate8988]

Technology is changing people now prefer electric than fuel because its becoming expensive

[@b_uppy]

@@ronaldeastgate8988 Electric is great for its quiet, with zero gas odors, but you missed my original gist.

[@francismusali676]

The fact is that we in Uganda are using these electric buses and motorcycles says it all. We don't use changing station modal yet but we use battery swaps( very fast means of "charging")

[@b_uppy]

@@francismusali676 Glad the battery swapping settles run time, but how many areas in Africa have a secure supply of electricity?

[@toyotaprius79]

The difference is that African nations will actually utilise this - whereas us (politicans) in the west will spend millions on an electric or hydrogen bus ( or fire, police vehicle) for a photo opportunity and the new vehicle would sit idle and do at best 4000km per year.

[@b_uppy]

Somebody got kickbacks to make this. This is less-than-optimal use of local resources and looks to create more problems than it solves.

[@ericboateng7340]

Westernised education has let us down big time. It needs serious reformation.

[@kaijisan1206]

These massive battery are exploding everywhere, in africa its super hot, dont you think the risk is even higher for explosion of batteries ?

[@DWREV]

That's definitely an important safety concern. Kiira Motors says the Kayoola uses two separate battery packs, allowing one to charge while the other discharges. In theory, that could reduce the thermal stress on the batteries. The vehicle's control unit is also supposed to monitor battery cell temperature, so let's hope that will reduce the risk of explosion.

[@nostranger8592]

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