How far we've come. And what comes next.

Progress

We started in 2021 with a handful of imported electric motorbikes. Today twelve production eTrikes are built and our first solar charging hub is up. By the end of 2027 we plan to have thirty eTrikes and three hubs at work in Arusha.

How we got here

Designed on Arusha's roads. Five years of building, testing and rebuilding.

01 · 2021

Learning on imported e-motorbikes

Under our Greenfoot Go brand, we completed 2,219 paid trips over 15,821 km in Arusha. Each imported e-motorbike cost up to 80% less to run than a petrol motorbike, but three times as much to buy. Two-wheelers also limited how much we could carry, and imported spare parts slowed every repair.

02 · 2022–2023

Our first eTrike prototypes

We designed and fabricated our own cargo tricycle in Arusha, rated for loads of up to 300 kg. The frame is deliberately minimal: lighter, stripped of non-essential parts, and easy to build and repair locally.

03 · 2023–2024

Tested in daily service with Sun King

From February 2023, our eTrikes carried Sun King’s deliveries: 1,010 paid trips over 10,564 km in 21 months, at about 40% less per kilometre than Sun King’s alternatives. It proved a repeatable use case, and real value for local businesses that need an affordable, reliable way to move goods.

04 · 2024–2025

Production-ready design with MIT D-Lab

Working with MIT D-Lab, and drawing on what we learned in customer service, we refined the eTrike for local manufacturing and repairability, and built ZELO Connect for a scaled rollout.

Done · 2026

Supply chain and first hub in place.

Battery, motor and parts supply chain in place. Our first hub is installed, and the first 12 production eTrikes are built and waiting to roll out.

Now · to December 2026

Stage one: 10 eTrikes and 1 hub.

Our first 20 business customers in Arusha.

Next · 2027

Growing across Arusha.

Thirty eTrikes and three solar charging hubs, serving 120 businesses by December 2027.

The numbers so far

Four years on the road. Here is what it adds up to.

3,229 paid deliveries over 26,385 km, 2021 to 2024. Spending about 70% less on energy costs compared to a petrol motorbike while transporting 3 times as much.

By our estimate, each kilometre avoids about 180 g of CO2, with no exhaust on the road.

Want the detail?

There is more behind these numbers. Ask us.

We are glad to walk funders, partners and researchers through the figures and how we measure them.