Ampersand Energy's solution is designed with taxi drivers in mind.
Customer group:
Transporter
Region:
Africa
Joint partners with Shell Foundation:
FCDO
FCDO funding type:
Partner since:
2019
Technology:
Electric vehicles and battery technology
Strategic pillar:
Fostering innovation
About
Ampersand Energy is an EV energy tech company, making affordable, reliable, and zero-emission mobility solutions available to five million motorbike taxi drivers in East Africa. With more than 5,700 electric motorcycles on the road and an extensive battery swap network, Ampersand is driving the transition to sustainable transportation while delivering savings for its customers, cleaning air quality, and improving people’s health.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation’s and FCDO’s support is enabling ongoing battery research and development of cutting-edge AI-optimised energy technology and infrastructure to catalyse clean economic prosperity for thousands of moto-taxi drivers and their families.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates
FCDO
Micro-Entrepreneurs
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Southeast Asia
Cold Storage
Post-Harvest Processing
Lessons learned from addressing the sustainable cooling challenge
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01st August 2025
FCDO
Gender
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Southeast Asia
West Africa
Cold Storage
Post-Harvest Processing
Solutions to Reduce Post-Harvest Loss for Smallholder Farmers
New research highlights the value chains most impacted by post-harvest losses and identifies key areas where innovation is essential to…
30th July 2025