California’s Bingo Launches Battery-Swapping EV in Kenya, Targeting Ride-Hailing Drivers

California-based EV startup Bingo has officially entered the Kenyan market, unveiling its E2 electric vehicle for ride-hailing and last-mile delivery drivers and betting on battery-swapping technology and local assembly to bring ownership costs down. The E2 is built around a dual-battery setup: a fixed battery paired with four swappable battery modules, giving the vehicle a claimed range of up to 440 kilometres on a full charge. Rather than requiring drivers to plug in and wait, depleted battery