BasiGo Now Assembling 20 Electric Buses Monthly After Raising Ksh 5.4 Billion in Funding
June 12, 2025
Kenyan electric bus manufacturer BasiGo has announced it now assembles up to 20 electric buses per month. This is double its previous monthly output of 10 buses. This production upgrade comes after the company’s successful…
BasiGo Expands in Rwanda with 28 New Electric Buses, Targets 100 by 2025
March 6, 2025
Electric bus company, BasiGo, has announced plans to expand its operations in Rwanda with the addition of 28 new electric buses. The first batch is expected to arrive in Kigali next month and will serve…
BasiGo Secures $42 Million in Equity and Debt to Drive Electric Bus Growth in East Africa
October 23, 2024
Summary BasiGo has announced the close of a $42 million funding round. This round consists of $24 million Series A Equity funding and $17.5 debt facilities from British International Investment (BII) and the U.S. Development…
BasiGo Secures $3 Million Equity Investment from CFAO Group
March 26, 2024
BasiGo today announced it has secured a $3 Million equity investment from CFAO Kenya and Mobility 54. CFAO is Africa’s largest automotive distributor network operating in 40 countries across the continent. It is a subsidiary…
BasiGo Appoints Moses Nderitu and Doreen Orishaba as Managing Directors for Kenya and Rwanda Respectively
February 13, 2024
Summary BasiGo has today announced the appointment of Mr. Moses Nderitu as the Managing Director for its operations in Kenya and the promotion of Ms. Doreen Orishaba to Managing Director for BasiGo Rwanda. Mr. Moses…
BasiGo Unveils the “E9 Kubwa”, a 36-seater electric bus tailor-made for the Kenyan Market
August 11, 2023
E-mobility company BasiGo has introduced its 36-seater electric buses tailor-made for the Kenya market. The company refers to these as “E9 Kubwa” buses (Kubwa means big in Swahili) and are meant to address the needs…
BasiGo to Launch its Electric Buses in Rwanda in Partnership with AC Mobility
July 27, 2023
Rwanda’s public transport system is about to embark on an electrifying journey towards a greener and more sustainable future. BasiGo has joined forces with AC Mobility (Tap&Go) to introduce the first fleet of electric buses…
AVA and BasiGo Partner to Assemble Over 1000 Electric Buses in Kenya in the next 3 Years
January 24, 2023
Earlier today, BasiGo and AVA announced a partnership that will see the latter assemble modern electric buses for BasiGo in Kenya. This partnership marks a major step forward in the country’s efforts to transition to…
BasiGo raises $ 6.6 Million in funding to accelerate commercial delivery of electric buses in Kenya
November 16, 2022
BasiGo has been keen to roll out locally assembled electric buses in Kenya. This is one of the handful of manufacturers that has rolled out electric buses in the country. The company started piloting its…