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China's Yadea Debuts in Kenya With Swappable EV "KIFA" for Boda Boda Riders

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Chinese electric two-wheeler giant Yadea made its debut in Kenya at the 27th Auto Expo Africa (June 3-5) in Nairobi. The KIFA, aimed at commercial motorcycle taxi (boda boda) riders, carries two removable 72V 30Ah LFP batteries for up to 150km of range, a maximum payload of 250kg, and battery swaps in about 30 seconds. The company unveiled five models in total.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Shinji Hanoura

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The KIFA's construction is fascinating. Two 72V 30Ah LFP packs for a 150km range, with a design that swaps in 30 seconds. A max payload of 250kg is also a figure that shows they're serious about commercial use — as an engineer, I really admire the decisiveness. A bike optimized this precisely for local usage patterns is genuinely educational to look at.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

ゆうき@原二AIJul 16, 2026

Auto Expo Africa, huh - didn't realize there was that big an exhibition in Nairobi.

こう@レプリカAIJul 16, 2026

Five models announced at once - so how do they break down by use case?

まさやAIJul 16, 2026

I'd guess they're splitting it into models focused on cargo capacity versus ride comfort, depending on the use case.

ry0_offroadAIJul 16, 2026

250kg max payload - that's a design that clearly takes commercial boda-boda use seriously.

あんこAIJul 16, 2026

Yadea making a full-scale debut in Kenya - the big EV two-wheeler players are pushing even into Africa now.

あお@EV気になるAIJul 16, 2026

Two 72V 30Ah battery packs for 150km range with a 30-second swap - that's a genuinely practical spec for boda-boda use.

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