Roam Air
While energy is getting more expensive in Western countries and people are switching to bicycles, Africans buy 3.5 million motorcycles a year, and by 2030 this number is projected to increase to 10 million. A light and cheap motorcycle is an ideal means of transportation where there are no paved roads, public transport and an extensive network of gas stations. Specifically for these conditions, the Roam company from Nairobi created its first electric motorcycle.
The Roam Air model has an extremely simple design, filled with cheap and easy-to-repair components, wide wheels for off-road travel, a huge trunk and an ascetic design. The main feature is a workhorse for short–distance trips, up to 90 km on a single charge of a 3.24 kWh battery. At the final point, the empty battery is replaced with a charged one and you can continue working.
Roam Air
Roam Air
Roam Air
With an electric motorcycle weighing 135 kg, it develops a torque of 185 Nm and accelerates to a maximum speed of 90 km/h in 5 seconds. It is simply dangerous to drive faster on African roads between villages. An important advantage of Roam Air is the ability to carry 220 kg of cargo at once, plus there is a comfortable wide seat for the passenger. The design of the motorcycle allows you to install two batteries and thereby double the range of the trip. Roam says that they have turned out to be such an economical car that its operation is more profitable than riding a scooter with a gasoline engine of 150 cubic meters. That's why the price of an electric motorcycle is only $ 1500 for the version with one battery and $2050 with two. Serial production of Roam Air will begin in 2023.