Kiira Motors, a Ugandan car manufacturing company produced their first electric car in 2011, Africa’s first hybrid car in 2014 and Africa’s first solar powered/electric bus in 2016.
Kiira motors’ electric cars have the ability to travel at least 250km before recharge.
Kiira is 96% owned by Uganda’s Government and 4% owned by Uganda’s Makerere University.
They have a production capacity of 5,000 vehicles per annum.
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