Electric motorbikes: Spiro teams up with China’s Yadea to build models designed for Africa
The swappable-battery electric motorbike specialist and the Chinese two-wheeler giant will jointly design vehicles suited to African roads and motorbike taxis.
- Spiro and Yadea will design electric motorbikes suited to African roads.
- Targets: motorbike taxis, delivery riders and logistics fleets.
- Spiro runs a battery-swap network in seven countries.
Spiro, an electric mobility company that runs a battery-swap network in seven African countries, has announced a partnership with Yadea, the Chinese maker of electric two-wheelers. Yadea will supply motorbikes and scooters that Spiro will integrate into its network.
The two companies want to design models suited to African roads and intensive commercial use: motorbike taxis, delivery riders, logistics fleets, but also daily commuting.
- Yadea claims more than 100 million electric vehicles sold in more than 100 countries.
- The manufacturer has 10 factories and more than 2,000 patents.
- Spiro raised $270 million in its latest funding round, Africa’s biggest deal of the first half of 2026.
« Combining our capabilities lets more riders switch to electric motorbikes faster. »
Anant Badjatya, CEO of Spiro (paraphrased)
- Spiro partners with Yadea to expand electric motorcycles and battery swapping across Africa, TechTrends Kenya.
- The world's largest EV company just partnered with an African electric motorcycle company, Electrek.
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