Spiro, an electric mobility company operating across Africa, has entered Ghana with the launch of 100 electric motorcycles, extending its battery-swapping model beyond its existing operations.

The launch event in Accra introduced the Ekon 450 M1 V3 electric motorcycle along with a network of battery-swapping stations. According to the company, the system can enable riders to save up to $2 a day compared with running a petrol bike, while a battery swap takes about two minutes.

The event featured a convoy of 100 e-motorcycles through Accra and the handover of the first bikes to 10 riders, putting the launch fleet on the road as the company begins operations in its newest market. Demonstrations of the battery-swapping technology and test rides for prospective customers were also held.

Kaushik Burman, CEO of Mobility at Spiro, said the scale of Ghana's two-wheeler market and the demand from commercial riders and delivery fleets made the country a key market for the company.

"With the launch of the Ekon 450 M1 V3, we are bringing a solution that addresses two key barriers to adoption: operating costs and access to charging infrastructure," Burman said. "Our first 100 motorcycles mark the beginning of our ambition to make electric mobility accessible at scale across Ghana."

Spiro's entry into Ghana comes as it expands its electric motorcycle and battery-swapping operations across the continent. The company says it currently operates in seven countries, with more than 156,000 electric motorcycles and over 2,500 battery-swapping stations. Measured against that footprint, the initial Ghanaian fleet is a small first step, though the company has positioned it as the opening move in a market it considers central to its plans.

Its model is designed to help commercial riders spend less on fuel and reduce downtime. Rather than waiting for a motorcycle battery to recharge, riders can exchange a depleted battery for a charged one at a designated station. Actual savings, however, will depend on factors such as daily mileage, petrol prices and battery-swapping fees.

Maxwell Dodd, managing director of Spiro Ghana, said the launch was intended to demonstrate that electric motorcycles could offer a practical alternative to petrol-powered transport.

"With our first 100 Ekon 450 M1 V3 motorcycles hitting the road, we are showing riders that cleaner, more affordable transport is no longer a vision for the future, but a reality they can experience today," Dodd said.

Spiro is also preparing to enter Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of its ambition to establish a presence in 20 African markets. The company says its expansion is supported by a recent $270 million equity funding round and an additional $18 million in debt financing from the Africa Go Green Fund.

The Ghana launch follows plans to scale up Spiro's Nigerian operations. The company recently said it intends to increase its motorcycle production capacity in Nigeria from 30,000 to 200,000 units, alongside plans to expand its battery-swapping network beyond existing locations.

Spiro's Nigerian management has also outlined plans to relocate its assembly operations from Sagamu, in Ogun State, to a new facility to support the production increase. The company has yet to disclose the new location or the timeline for the move, leaving those details — together with the pace of its planned entries into four markets — among the markers of how its expansion unfolds.