Standard Group embraces e-mobility

"As The Standard Group, we've always embraced innovation, it's one of our values, we don't do it randomly.

We believe as the business environment changes we must continually innovate, and when you think about the media space, innovation opportunities are many, from journalism to other operations.

If you look at what we have done here at our head office, we embarked on installing a solar plant that so far caters to about 40 per cent of our daytime power requirements. And as we progress our hope is to try and bring 100 per cent of daytime power requirements to solar," he said.

The Group CEO expressed his delight to the Standard team for embracing e-mobility as a cost-effective way of running operations.

"I'm glad the team has embraced ways of embracing e-mobility, we use a lot of vehicles that consume a lot of fuel and as the business is changing around us, we are looking at more cost-effective ways of running our operation. Hopefully, in the near future as demand changes, we can adopt more electric vehicles in our distribution and editorial duties."

Standard Group CEO Orlando Lyomu (left) charges an electric car during the launch. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The biggest thing with EVs is the reduction of operation cost in fuel and the vehicle has no engine, or gearbox so the only cost for maintenance is on suspension.

Ampersand and Kiri Limited operations are largely electric boda bodas, the backbone of Africa's local delivery sector, and rideshare options.

Iyadi Iyadi, The CEO of EVChaja, Kenya's first network of electric vehicle charging stations appreciated the Group for embracing sustainable energy, and like Europe and Asia, he said e-mobility is the future.