Uganda Abandons Solar Powered Buses
- Lydia Namubiru
- Dec 20, 2016
- 1 min read
Uganda’s Kiira Motors will not be commercially producing solar buses after all. At least not for another decade, according to state-owned company’s CEO.
The company has thrice excited Ugandans and the world with motor vehicle prototypes that use renewable clean energy, now says it will be producing regular diesel engine pickup trucks. Kiira CEO Paul Musasizi tells Quartz he is finalizing talks with two established vehicle makers to partner with, in a Uganda-based car factory.
In February 2016, right before Uganda’s presidential elections, the country’s long time president, Yoweri Museveni, launched a solar bus prototype called Kayoola, made by Kiira Motors. The event was one, in a long line of pre-election red ribbon cutting rituals by Museveni, but Kiira Motors’ prior record for innovative car prototypes made it a stand out.
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