Benin goes green with electric motorcycles
Petrol guzzling motorbike taxis in Benin's capital Cotonou emit harmful fumes, which add to city pollution. An electric vehicle company is looking to change that by introducing electric motorcycles. And they're expanding in Africa too.
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00:15 We are the first to provide the EMEs with a tourist insurance.
00:20 We are working to provide them with a non-profit insurance.
00:23 We want to allow these EMEs, who have improved their net income by more than 40% compared to the use of thermal engines,
00:34 to have social coverage that allows them to move around the city and know that they are safe when they have a problem.
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00:51 I decided to work here because, first of all, the electric motorcycles are a great source of energy.
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