We as the First African Bicycle Information Organisation (FABIO) are dealing with the question of making transport more sustainable and cleaner without losing any comfort. For many transport scenarios the solution is quite simple: using the good old bicycle as a reliable, cheap and clean means of transport.

Nonetheless, a normal bicycle can also have some disadvantages. Slower speed, higher physical effort and less coverage of distance are some of them. For example, in the last years, there has been an increasing number of bicycle Boda Bodas around Jinja and Iganga, but due to the previously mentioned problems these drivers were only able to charge half of the price of their motorised colleagues even though they were facing a higher physical effort. This is the reason why FABIO, in cooperation with organisations from Germany and India, developed, manufactured and launched a promising solution – the first E-Bike designed especially for the needs of subsaharan Africa: The AfricroozE.

An E-Bike is a normal bicycle which is supported by an electrical motor. Higher speed and range, less effort for the driver, higher load capacity but still no direct emissions are only some of the benefits of this combination of a bicycle and an electric vehicle. The batteries can be charged by electrical energy e.g., coming from solar panels at the loading stations in Jinja and Iganga.