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Many countries in Africa have a strong motorcycle market, thanks to their widespread deployment as taxis. Although new registrations are mainly ICE models, the electric motorcycle is rapidly gaining ground, and recent figures show that their market share in Kenya leapt forward substantially in 2025.

Following a breakthrough year in 2024, where the market share of electric motorcycles raced past the 5% tipping point to 7.1%, the rise has more than doubled to 15.3% in 2025, with 25,277 electric motorcycles registered in the country, out of a total market of 168,286. This is according to figures published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and the Electric Mobility Association of Kenya (EMAK).

There has been a steady upward trend in the country for electric two-wheeler adoption. It’s reported that 8 years ago, only 44 electric motorcycles were registered in the country; in 2023 a total of 2,557 electric models were registered out of a total market of 70,691 motorcycles – a share of 3.6%.

The electric two-wheeler taxis are becoming a familiar sight on Kenya’s city streets, with several operators fielding a range of models, as can be seen in this short video. Their popularity and swift adoption comes against a backdrop of a general drive to reduce emissions; 90% Kenya’s power generation comes from renewable sources. With the right purchasing incentives in place and support for companies and operators in the electric motorcycle sector, the potential is substantial.