{"id":340177,"date":"2026-05-02T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fuel-to-electric-how-nairobi-is-moving-beyond-fossile-fuels-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:00:26","slug":"fuel-to-electric-how-nairobi-is-moving-beyond-fossile-fuels-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fuel-to-electric-how-nairobi-is-moving-beyond-fossile-fuels-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuel to electric: How Nairobi is moving beyond fossile fuels | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OBoNsdPIt9Q\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fuel to electric: How Nairobi is moving beyond fossile fuels | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBoNsdPIt9Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As fuel prices surge across Africa, Nairobi is turning away from petrol and toward locally powered electric motorbikes. Rising costs and fuel shortages have exposed the risks of relying on imported energy \u2014 and left riders and businesses struggling when pumps run dry.<br \/>\nElectric bikes are offering a different path. Powered by electricity generated closer to home, they\u2019re proving more resilient to global fuel shocks and cheaper to run. Supporters say the shift could help keep Africa&#8217;s cities moving \u2014 and signal a more self reliant transport future.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 How Nairobi is turning away from gasoline<br \/>\n03:37 DW speaks with Hiten Parmer, Executive Director of &#8216;The Electric Mission&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#Kenya #Nairobi #ElectricBikes #DWNews #DWNewsAfrica<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fuel prices surge across Africa, Nairobi is turning away from petrol and toward locally powered electric motorbikes. Rising costs and fuel shortages have exposed the risks of relying on imported energy \u2014 and left riders and businesses struggling when pumps run dry. Electric bikes are offering a different path. 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