{"id":906,"date":"2024-12-21T12:44:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T12:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/?post_type=aws_portfolio&#038;p=906"},"modified":"2024-12-21T12:44:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T12:44:13","slug":"the-year-spiro-turned-the-throttle-22000-electric-bikes-deployed-across-six-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"aws_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/portfolio\/the-year-spiro-turned-the-throttle-22000-electric-bikes-deployed-across-six-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year Spiro Turned the Throttle: 22,000 electric bikes deployed across six African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2024: The Year Spiro Turned the Throttle: This year has been a milestone for Spiro. With 22,000 electric bikes deployed across six African countries, we proudly stand as the largest EV player on the continent.<br>From being recognised in the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies and celebrated by the Financial Times Africa Sustainable Future Awards, 2024 will be remembered as the year we accelerated towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.<br>But our impact goes far beyond the awards. Spiro is:<br>1. Empowering African entrepreneurs by providing affordable, reliable electric transport for businesses to thrive.<br>2. Clearing the air across cities with zero-emission motorbikes, helping to fight pollution-related diseases.<br>3. Improving Africa\u2019s import-export balance by reducing reliance on fuel imports through local EV production and battery solutions.<br>And this is just the beginning. In 2025, we\u2019re gearing up to hyperscale \u2013 expanding our reach, driving more innovation, and accelerating Africa\u2019s clean energy transition.<br>Here\u2019s to turning the throttle together \u2013 for people, planet, and progress.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=spiro&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#Spiro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=evinnovation&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#EVInnovation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=sustainableafrica&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#SustainableAfrica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=2024milestones&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#2024Milestones<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=cleanmobility&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#CleanMobility<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/hashtag\/?keywords=empoweringafrica&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7274797938306912256\">#EmpoweringAfrica<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":907,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-906","aws_portfolio","type-aws_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aws_portfolio\/906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/aws_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/aws_portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dipankar.me\/yogesh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}