Spiro and Yadea have signed a strategic partnership to expand accessible and sustainable electric transport across Africa.

The agreement brings together Yadea’s manufacturing and research capabilities with Spiro’s operational network and battery-swapping infrastructure, which operates across seven countries. Under the arrangement, Yadea will supply electric two-wheelers and related electric-vehicle products for Spiro’s regional markets.

Spiro will integrate the vehicles into its battery-swapping and energy systems. The companies also plan to develop two-wheeler platforms adapted to local road conditions and commercial uses in African markets.

Focus on commercial and everyday mobility

The partners said they aim to create a commercially sustainable electric-vehicle framework for fleet operators, delivery businesses, logistics providers and daily commuters.

“When we launched Spiro, our mission was to lay the energy and mobility foundation for Africa’s green transition,” Gagan Gupta, Spiro’s founder and chairman of Equitane, said. He described the agreement as an endorsement of the company’s progress and an opportunity to develop electric mobility in emerging markets.

Spiro Chief Executive Officer Anant Badjatya said the partnership would combine Yadea’s manufacturing strength with Spiro’s operating experience and electric-mobility ecosystem in Africa.

“Africa’s shift to electric mobility is accelerating and this partnership helps us meet that demand at scale,” Badjatya said.

Wang Jiazhong, senior vice president of Yadea Technology Group, said Africa represented a major opportunity for zero-emission transport. He said the partnership would combine international technology with local infrastructure to provide scalable mobility services.

Company networks

Spiro operates an electric-mobility ecosystem built around electric motorcycles and battery swapping. The company says it operates more than 130,000 electric motorcycles and over 2,500 battery-swapping stations, and has completed more than 50 million battery swaps. It also reports more than two billion kilometres of low-carbon travel.

The company is described as having production and assembly facilities in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda. Its latest funding round was valued at $270 million and included investment from NewTrails Capital, identified as a Chinese fund.

Yadea, which was founded in China in 2001, is described as the world’s leading electric two-wheeler manufacturer. The company says it has sold more than 100 million vehicles in over 100 countries and operates 10 exclusive production facilities worldwide.

The partnership signing was photographed in Dubai, with Badjatya and Wang identified in the accompanying caption. The companies have not provided financial terms, a duration or an implementation timeline for the agreement.