Staff view: Africa’s fastest-growing EV firms

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US-based EV giant Tesla, Egyptian charging company Elsewedy Plug and electric motorcycle firm Spiro are the three fastest-growing EV companies in Africa based on the number of senior employees. Mobility Rising arrived at this analysis helped by LinkedIn data. The companies have increased their senior-level staff by 61%, 50% and 46% respectively in the past 12 months. 

• The trio are among the 25 top EV companies we analysed this month. The others are Kiira, Kofa, Dodai, BasiGo, Greenwheels, Blu EV, BYD, Zembo, Saglev, Gogo, Ampersand, ARC Ride and Wahu Mobility. Others are Zero Carbon Charge, Shift EV, GridCars, eBee Africa, eMo Mobility, Max, Roam, SolarTaxi and Rubicon.   

• Combined, these companies have 4,273 senior staff listed on LinkedIn. A third of them (1,433) were hired in the past 12 months, underlining the EV sector’s rapid growth. 

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