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Upaya Invests In Accelero To Accelerate Affordable, Clean Mobility For Underserved Communities
Accelero is driven by the belief that affordable electric mobility can transform lives.
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Announcing NextBillion’s Most Influential Articles of 2025: Vote for Your Favorites by Jan. 4
NextBillion’s “Most Influential Articles of the Year” contest has been an annual tradition since 2012. As we do each December, we’ve highlighted 12 of our most-read articles from the past year: You can find links to them in this article, or on the homepage below. We invite you to read them and vote for the ones that influenced your thinking the most. You can vote up to once per hour between today (Dec. 19) and 11:59 pm EST on Jan. 4. We thank you for your support and engagement over these past 20 years, and we wish you a happy and prosperous 2026.
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100 Electric Buses Deployed Across East Africa as Proparco Supports BasiGo
Proparco has completed an investment in BasiGo, a Nairobi-based e-mobility start-up providing electric bus solutions for public transport operators in Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Energy, Investing, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Upgrade Road Connectivity in Maharashtra, India
The Maharashtra Roads Connectivity for Inclusive Growth Program will improve all-weather road connectivity in 34 districts, particularly in the climate-vulnerable and economically lagging Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
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Analysis: China Wants Electric Cars to Feed Power Back to the Grid
The world’s largest EV fleet could become a giant battery network if economic and technical hurdles are overcome.
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Kenyan E-Mobility Startup Enzi Mobility Secures USD 3.5 Million Investment to Drive Clean Transport Solutions
As part of the agreement, Kula PCC will invest USD 2 million in equity, with an additional USD 1.5 million allocated to blockchain technology support.
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Press Release: Saxon Renewables Launches ‘Evolve’: A Verra-Registered Grouped EV Charging Project Driving Asia’s Low-Carbon Mobility Transition
Designed to accelerate the growth of electric mobility, EVolve connects carbon-credit revenue directly to the commercial model of EV-charging deployment.
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EDFI ElectriFI Injects Further $1 Million into Uganda’s GOGO Electric
Funding will help expand battery-swap infrastructure for electric motorcycles.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, infrastructure
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