Qoray scales Electrical Teak after Guinness file

One 12 months after making historical past on Lagos streets, Qoray Mobility’s flagship electrical Teak tricycle is transferring past file books to nationwide adoption, demonstrating the potential of African-built electrical autos in city mobility, the corporate mentioned on Tuesday.

In January 2025, Nigerian rider Sekinat Taiwo drove the Electrical Teak tricycle 347.11 kilometres in 12 hours, incomes a Guinness World File and surpassing the earlier benchmark of 250 km. Qoray Mobility in an announcement described the achievement as a validation that African-designed EVs can ship world-class endurance below real-world circumstances, with out particular changes or exceptions.

In accordance with the founder and CEO of Qoray Mobility, Olabanjo Alimi, the file was solely the start of the corporate’s mission. He mentioned that the achievement “wasn’t nearly boundaries; it was about proving that African-built electrical autos can compete with the world’s greatest. One 12 months later, the actual victory is the arrogance our companions, riders, and state governments now place within the Qoray Electrical Teak.”

He added that rising demand throughout Nigeria reveals that clear, dependable, and inexpensive mobility isn’t a distant promise; it’s already in movement.

Because the file, Qoray has leveraged partnerships with neighborhood organisations and state governments in cities similar to Kano and Ilorin to deploy over 2,000 electrical teak tricycles. These autos are used for last-mile transportation, supply companies, and public-sector empowerment schemes, serving to cut back gas dependence and improve rider incomes. Qoray additionally reported that these deployments have created new inexperienced jobs throughout meeting, charging operations, upkeep, and fleet administration.

The Nigerian-based Qoray Mobility & Energies Ltd is a clean-technology firm driving Africa’s transition to sustainable power and electrical mobility. By means of built-in options spanning EVs, renewable energy, infrastructure growth, and sustainable logistics, the corporate is redefining how folks and companies transfer, join, and energy their world.

Co-founder and VP of Mobility at Qoray, Akin Akingbogun, emphasised the broader influence of those efforts.

He mentioned, “Our deployments aren’t simply electrifying transport; they’re increasing earnings alternatives, supporting environmental commitments, and serving to 1000’s of riders function extra effectively. As we scale into 2026, we’re deepening partnerships, increasing manufacturing, and rising capital deployment to fulfill rising nationwide demand.”

Designed particularly for African roads, the Electrical Teak combines rugged engineering with good expertise. It options an extended-range lithium battery, strengthened suspension for tough terrain, fast-charging capabilities suitable with each the nationwide grid and photo voltaic programs, and a rising battery-swap community to maintain autos incomes longer hours.

Digital dashboards, GPS monitoring, and telematics instruments permit operators to optimise fleet efficiency, whereas riders usually expertise over a 30 per cent discount in every day working prices, a key incentive for switching to electrical mobility.

Qoray has additionally partnered with SBL and Altbank to offer financing options that make it simpler for riders and operators to entry electrical tricycles, additional accelerating adoption throughout Nigeria.

Wanting forward, Qoray plans to develop its market in 2026, persevering with to construct a completely electrical mobility ecosystem tailor-made to African cities. The corporate’s imaginative and prescient contains not solely autos but in addition power infrastructure, financing options, workforce growth, and data-driven environmental influence measurement.

Alimi mentioned that the corporate’s technique positions electrical mobility as each a local weather resolution and an financial engine for Nigeria and the continent.