Electric bikes for African farms

On a farm or at a collection point, the bicycle already does real work: moving feed, milk, produce and tools between the field, the store and the road. What limits it is the rider’s legs and how much the rack will carry.

A Karaa kit removes that limit without replacing the bicycle. The kit adds a 250W motor and a removable 36V battery (522 Wh on the Range kit) to a standard bicycle on about 26-inch wheels, so a collection rider carries up to 100 kg over up to 120 km on a charge (50 to 100 km in typical use on rough roads). There’s no fuel bill, and the battery charges from a wall socket or a solar installation with spare daytime capacity.

The battery could do more than move the bike

This is what could change the maths for an off-grid farm or a dairy hub. We are developing a way for the same 36V pack that drives the bike to run a small solar pump for irrigation or livestock water, and lighting and phone charging when it’s parked. The aim: one asset moves goods by day and does other work the rest of the time, instead of a generator or a second machine sitting idle.

What it costs

The Karaa Range kit, built for longer collection routes, is UGX 1,650,000 fitted, and does up to 120 km per charge. It fits bikes already on the farm, including Buffalo bicycles, which are already common across Zambian, Malawian and Kenyan farm cooperatives. Motors carry a 10,000 km or one-year warranty; batteries, 500 charge cycles or one year.

Can a Karaa kit run irrigation or lighting, not just the bike?

Not yet, it is in development. The removable battery isn’t wired only to the motor. Running a pump, lights or phone charging from the battery off the bike would suit farms and hubs where both transport and power are in short supply.

Tell us how your operation runs, from routes to loads to whether you’re off-grid, and we’ll quote for it. Message us on WhatsApp or see full pricing on the Bikes & Kits page.