About
What is this?
- A tool tracking the real cost of electric motorcycle energy across East Africa
- We show the price of a swap and the cost per 100 km — compared to what petrol costs
- Built for riders, investors, operators, and policymakers who deserve clear, honest numbers
- Updated roughly twice a year — each entry shows when it was collected
Countries we're tracking
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇬🇭 Ghana
Solid border = active. Dashed = on our radar. Contact us if you can help with data from any of these markets.
Methodology & assumptions
- Cost per 100 km: swap price ÷ range per swap × 100. This is the headline number — it lets you compare any brand, any battery size, on equal terms.
- Range from battery size: Where an operator hasn't published an official range, we estimate it at 25 km per kWh of battery capacity. Actual range depends on rider weight, terrain, speed, and battery age — treat this as a benchmark, not a guarantee.
- Petrol baseline: pump price ÷ 35 km per litre × 100. The 35 km/litre figure is a reasonable regional average for petrol bodas — it will vary.
- Dual-battery swaps: For brands where riders swap two batteries at once, the price and range shown cover the full dual swap, so all brands stay comparable per km.
- Exchange rates: USD conversions use mid-market rates from XE.com, updated periodically. For comparison only — not for financial transactions.
- What's excluded: Subscription fees, leasing costs, and membership discounts. We show only the standard per-swap price a regular user would pay.
Data sources
- Prices collected directly from operators, their published materials, or verified media reports
- Petrol prices from globalpetrolprices.com
- Each entry shows the date it was collected — older entries may not reflect current prices
- If you have better data, please tell us — we want this to be accurate
Future plans
- Add plug-in charging data across all three countries
- Expand to Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, and other East and West African markets
- Add historical price trends so you can see how costs have moved over time
- Add more operators as the sector grows
Who made this
- Built by Tom Courtright and friends
- We believe the public deserves to know what electric mobility actually costs — and how it compares
- Errors, updates, or new data: tom@tomcourtright.com