Karaa in the news

Since we started converting bicycles in Kampala, journalists and podcasters have come to see what an electric bicycle changes for the people who ride one. Here is where Karaa and our founder, Geofrey Mutabazi, have appeared.

BBC Focus on Africa

Can electric vehicles fix Africa’s fuel problem? Geofrey joined BBC Focus on Africa to argue that for most of the continent the answer is smaller than a car: an electric bicycle that a milk collector can afford to buy, run and charge from an ordinary socket. Listen to the episode.

The National

“Ugandan electric bike maker aims to revolutionise delivery” visited our workshop at MoTIV in Kampala and looked at the running costs: about $4 of petrol to move a boda boda 100 km, against roughly 20 cents of electricity for an electric bike.

Interesting Engineering

“Empowering Africa with solar-charged electric bicycle conversion kits” covered how the Karaa kit and battery work, charging from solar as easily as from the grid, and the work with Buffalo Bicycles, World Bicycle Relief and Sawan.

The Independent

“Up to $160 million invested in Uganda’s e-mobility sector” tracked the growth of electric bicycle production in Uganda, from Karaa’s first 25 locally built e-bicycles in 2023 to 440 units across the sector a year later.

TechJaja

“Karaa e-bikes: revolutionizing clean energy in Uganda” profiled the company, the conversion kit, and the app that manages every Karaa battery.

Innovate Uganda

“Karaa: revolutionizing two-wheeled e-mobility in Uganda” looked at where the bikes are working today, from e-commerce deliveries in Kampala to milk and farm produce in rural communities.

TUBTS Podcast, Ep. 209

A long-form conversation on the electric bicycle journey: why bicycles, why conversion beats replacement, and what it takes to build hardware in Uganda.

For interviews and press enquiries, write to info@karaa.africa.