Spiro inks electric motorcycle supply deal with Chinese EV maker

Pan African electric mobility company, Spiro, has signed a deal with Chinese electric vehicle maker, Yadea, to supply electric motorcycles to African electric mobility leader. According to a statement seen by Technext, the deal will help Spiro to scale accessible and sustainable electric transport across Africa.

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The strategic partnership combines Yadea’s global manufacturing and research and development (R&D) capabilities with Spiro’s operational network and battery-swapping ecosystem across seven countries. Together, the companies aim to build a scalable, commercially sustainable electric motorcycle framework serving millions of commercial fleet operators, delivery services, logistics providers, and daily commuters in Africa’s fastest-growing mobility markets.

Speaking about the partnership, Anant Badjatya, CEO of Spiro, said that Africa’s shift to electric mobility is accelerating and this partnership helps his company meet that demand at scale.

“By bringing together Yadea’s manufacturing strength with Spiro’s electric mobility ecosystem and operating experience across Africa, we are compressing the timeline to clean transport — helping thousands more riders switch to affordable EVs faster and multiplying our climate impact across the continent,” he said.

How Spiro’s electric motorcycle supply deal will work

Founded in China, Yadea is the world’s leading manufacturer of electric motorcycles, with more than 100 million vehicles sold worldwide in over 100 countries and 10 exclusive production facilities globally. A strong innovator with more than 2,000 patents registered in electric vehicle technology, Yadea covers a comprehensive range of urban micro-mobility solutions.

Under the agreement, Yadea will supply electric motorcycles and related EV products tailored to Spiro’s expanding regional markets, while the African e-mobility leader will integrate the vehicles into its proprietary battery-swapping and energy infrastructure.

The companies will also co-develop customised two-wheeler platforms engineered specifically for local road conditions and commercial utility across Africa.

This partnership deepens the China-Africa connection, pairing the manufacturing scale of the Chinese company with the African company’s battery-swapping network and unique knowledge of African market dynamics to accelerate the continent’s transition to affordable electric transport.

Speaking about his Yadea’s involvement, Wang Jiazhong, Senior Vice President, said Africa represents a massive frontier for zero-emission transport.

“Our mission to reduce carbon emissions has reached a powerful milestone through this partnership with Spiro. Together, we are combining global innovation with local infrastructure to deliver scalable and sustainable mobility solutions that serve millions of riders and transform Africa’s urban transit,” he said.

The partnership comes as Spiro accelerates its next phase of growth and expansion across Africa following its latest $270 million funding round, which included investment from NewTrails Capital, a Chinese fund. The company is building an integrated electric mobility ecosystem combining electric motorcycles with an extensive battery-swapping network, enabling riders to exchange depleted batteries for fully charged ones in minutes.

“When we launched Spiro, our mission was to lay the energy and mobility foundation for Africa’s green transition. Our strategic partnership with Yadea is a major endorsement of our execution to date and opens fantastic opportunities to jointly pioneer the next era of electric mobility in emerging markets”, said Gagan Gupta, Founder of Spiro and Chairman of Equitane.