JUMIA partners with BILITI Electric to include E-Vans in Kenya delivery fleet

Nairobi (Kenya), 27th September 2022: Jumia (NYSE: JMIA), the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, has announced a partnership with California-based EV solutions provider BILITI Electric to electrify its delivery fleet in Kenya. The two companies have successfully completed the pilot project, and are set to scale the fleet within Kenya in the first phase, and eventually across Africa. This partnership is an important step toward Africa’s progress in the e-mobility industry to achieve its environmental sustainability goals.

BILITI Electric’s Taskman™ variant is designed for commercial last-mile deliveries. It offers a range of 100 km per charge, a payload of 500 kg, and a top speed of 50 kmph. BILITI’s SmartSwapp™ technology enables the rider to simply swap the vehicle battery and get recharged in less than a minute.

These e-vans offer African communities cleaner air and economic opportunity. An additional benefit is the fact that delivery agents can earn more money by switching from fossil-fuel motorcycles to these e-vans, which allow them to deliver more orders easier and more efficiently.

Kenya is perfectly positioned to kickstart an initiative of this sort. In 2020, around 92% of the electricity used in the country was generated from renewables, including hydropower, geothermal, solar PV, and wind. Kenya is targeting 100% clean energy use by 2030.