The OX electric trucks are designed to negotiate Rwanda's dirt roads while carrying up to two tons of goods. Farmers and traders can rent delivery space, and transport their wares cheaply and sustainably.
The rolling hills of Rwanda produce great endurance cyclists. They might not all be attempting the Tour de France, but perhaps even more impressively, some are able to traverse mountainous terrain with 100 kilograms of fruit on their heads and shoulders.
In this region, where bigger vehicles struggle on the dirt roads, bicyles and motorcycles are a common way for farmers to get their produce to market. But British-Rwandan delivery startup OX Delivers is looking to change that through its electric OX Trucks, which are designed to negotiate dirt roads while carrying up to two tons of goods -- roughly 20 times a cyclist's capacity.
'Impacting people who have been left behind'Fransua Vytautas Rasvadauskas, mobility and cities senior consultant at market research firm Euromonitor, agrees that the off-road delivery market could function as an infrastructure stopgap, but sees its potential in the short-to-medium term."There is a lot of future potential for sub-Saharan Africa to grow and this would hopefully translate to better road infrastructure," he says.
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