Kits and how they work
How the Karaa conversion kit works, which bicycles it fits, and what the warranty covers.
Buying a Karaa from Tanzania or Rwanda
How ordering, shipping, fitting and warranty work when you buy a Karaa kit or e-bike from Tanzania or Rwanda.
Can any bicycle be converted to electric?
Wheel size, frame material and dropout width decide whether a bicycle can take a Karaa kit. What to check before converting.
What Karaa’s electric bike warranty actually covers
One year on every electric part, capped at 10,000 km on the motor and 500 charge cycles on the battery, plus five years on ready-built frames.…
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.
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.
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.
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.
Make your bike electric: the Karaa kit
The Karaa kit electrifies the bike your riders already know, instead of replacing it. Lower upfront cost, same frame, same battery and app. How the kit…
From bicycle to boda boda to electric
Honda's first product was a motor bolted onto a bicycle. The same logic applies to East Africa's hundreds of thousands of working bicycles today.
What is an electric bicycle?
An electric bicycle is a normal bike with a motor, battery and controller added. What that means in practice, what it costs, and how it differs…