Costs, kits and riding, in plain numbers
What e-bikes cost to run, what the warranty covers, and what riders and fleets find in practice.
GPS tracking for Karaa e-bikes: coming soon
GPS tracking for Karaa e-bikes is coming soon. Report a bike lost and the motor shuts down the next time it connects.
Buffalo country is conversion country
Hundreds of thousands of Buffalo bicycles work in Zambia and Malawi. Every one of them can become electric.
Electric bikes for milk collection
A milk collector does not need a truck. He needs his bicycle to go further, carry more and cost nothing to run.
The REF fat bike, electrified
REF builds bikes with fat tyres, disc brakes and suspension. With a Karaa kit fitted, rough ground stops being an obstacle.
UGX 700 vs UGX 15,000 per 100 km
Petrol for 100 km on a boda boda costs about UGX 15,000. The same distance on an electric bike costs about UGX 700 of electricity.
Electric bikes in Kenya, from Kampala
Karaa delivers electric bikes and conversion kits to Kenya from Kampala. How ordering, shipping and warranty work across the border.
The Buffalo, electrified
Buffalo Bicycles builds the toughest utility bicycle in Africa. We convert the Buffalo Universal MTB, ONE, PRO and Charger with the Karaa kit.
Charge it where you charge your phone
No charging stations, no queues. A Karaa battery charges from any ordinary wall socket, at home, at work or at a kiosk.
How to convert a bicycle to electric
Swap in a motor wheel, mount the battery, pair the app. Most bicycles qualify. Here is how conversion works.
What an electric bike costs in Africa in 2026
The Karaa Range kit at UGX 1,650,000 fitted, complete e-bikes from UGX 2,695,000, and about UGX 700 of electricity per 100 km. The full picture.
