Of all the electric motorcycle and battery swapping players, Kofa is one of the youngest. Yet, we have found them very distinctive, forward-looking, and somewhat of a trailblazer. Now, the Ugandan firm has raised its pre-Series-A round.
Kofa was an early starter in co-developing a motorcycle targeting African urban centres and Boda operators. The Jidi, co-developed with Chinese manufacturer TailG, is distinctively modern compared to the motorcycles deployed by other players like Spiro, Roam, or Ampersand.
TailG Jidi is more modern-looking than the other motorcycles deployed in Africa
The Jidi is energised by swappable batteries - the Kofa Kore2 batteries are LFP, 2.3 kWh each, and weigh 16 kg. The Jidi carries two of these batteries for a 120 km range and an 85 kph top speed. Kofa says that the Jidi has been designed in Ghana and is assembled locally in Ghana and Kenya. We infer that the CKD kits come from TailG in China, though Kofa's Kenyan assembly would work at localising some components.
Apart from motorcycles, Kofa also offers its batteries for household power backup, power supply for small businesses, and hand tools.
Like the Jidi, the Kofa Kore2 batteries look modern when compared to batteries from other African players.
Now that the Jidi is being displayed by TailG in other countries, we infer that it would be deployed in different markets with other operators.
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