- Yadea and Spiro will combine electric two-wheeler manufacturing, battery-swapping infrastructure and regional operations to expand clean mobility across Africa.
- The partnership will develop customized electric motorcycles and mobility solutions for commercial fleets, delivery services, logistics operators and daily commuters.
China-based electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea has partnered with African electric mobility company Spiro to expand affordable and sustainable electric transport across the continent.
The partnership combines Yadea’s global manufacturing and research capabilities with Spiro’s operational network and battery-swapping ecosystem across seven African countries. The companies will target commercial fleet operators, delivery services, logistics providers and commuters in rapidly growing mobility markets.
Under the agreement, Yadea will supply electric two-wheelers and related products for Spiro’s regional markets, while Spiro will integrate the vehicles into its battery-swapping and energy infrastructure. The companies will also develop customized two-wheeler platforms designed for African road conditions and commercial applications.
Gagan Gupta, Founder of Spiro and Chairman of Equitane, said the partnership strengthens the company’s role in Africa’s transition to electric mobility.
“When we launched Spiro, our mission was to lay the energy and mobility foundation for Africa’s green transition,” Gupta said. “Our strategic partnership with Yadea is a major endorsement of our execution to date and opens fantastic opportunities to jointly pioneer the next era of electric mobility in emerging markets.”
Spiro CEO Anant Badjatya said the partnership will help the company respond to rising demand for electric mobility across Africa.
“Africa’s shift to electric mobility is accelerating and this partnership helps us meet that demand at scale,” Badjatya said. “By bringing together Yadea’s manufacturing strength with Spiro’s electric mobility ecosystem and operating experience across Africa, we are compressing the timeline to clean transport.”
Wang Jiazhong, Senior Vice President of Yadea Technology Group, described Africa as a major growth opportunity for zero-emission transport.
“Africa represents a massive frontier for zero-emission transport,” Wang said. “Together, we are combining global innovation with local infrastructure to deliver scalable and sustainable mobility solutions that serve millions of riders and transform Africa’s urban transit.”
Yadea has sold more than 100 million electric vehicles across more than 100 countries and operates 10 production facilities globally. The company also holds more than 2,000 patents covering electric vehicle technologies and produces a broad range of urban micro-mobility solutions.
The partnership follows Spiro’s latest $270 million funding round, which included investment from Chinese fund NewTrails Capital. Spiro plans to use its expanded resources to accelerate its electric mobility ecosystem, which combines electric motorcycles with battery-swapping stations that allow riders to replace depleted batteries with charged units within minutes.
Spiro currently operates across seven African countries with more than 130,000 electric motorcycles and over 2,500 battery-swapping stations. The company has completed more than 50 million battery swaps and enabled more than two billion kilometres of low-carbon travel.
Spiro also operates assembly facilities in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda as it expands regional production and pursues its goal of producing electric vehicles in Africa for African markets and international customers.
The partnership strengthens China-Africa cooperation in electric mobility by combining Yadea’s manufacturing and technology capabilities with Spiro’s local infrastructure, operational expertise and understanding of African mobility markets.