About — EV Energy Pricing

What is this?

A tool tracking what it costs to drive an electric vehicle across East Africa, compared to petrol
We have data on battery swapping, including both the cost of a single swap and the cost per 100 km (based on assumptions spelled out below)
Next, we will add the cost of EV charging and prices in more markets
Updated whenever we get new data, each entry shows when it was collected

Kenya Uganda Rwanda Tanzania Nigeria Senegal

Solid border means we have data. Dashed means it's on the list. Get in touch if you can help with data from any of these markets.

Cost per 100 km: We divided swap price by km range per swap, multiplied by 100.
Range from battery size: We estimate it at 25 km per kWh of battery capacity for motorcycles. Actual range varies with rider and load weight, terrain, speed, battery age, and how it is being measured.
Petrol baseline: petrol price, assuming 35 km per litre based on common models in the market
Dual-battery swaps: Some vehicles swap two batteries at once. Where that's the case, the price and range shown cover the full swap. For example, if a single battery is 1.4 kWh and 150 KSh but you always swap both, we note this as 2.8 kWh capacity and 300 KSh price.
Exchange rates: USD figures use mid-market rates from XE.com, updated periodically. For comparison only.

Battery rentals which don't use energy-based pricing.
We show the standard per-swap price (at 100% SoC) a regular user pays.
Some operators have more complex pricing. Where that's the case, we use the first battery swap at 100% SoC difference, or the energy needed to get to the first 100 km of the day.

Prices come directly from drivers, from operators, their published materials, or verified media reports. We use multiple sources whenever we can, and double check with operators.
Petrol prices from globalpetrolprices.com
Always check the date on a figure before relying on it. Prices typically change around once a year, but external events (China removing incentives for battery exports, or oil shocks) can accelerate change.
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