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Uganda's Kiira Motors has manufactured a solar-powered bus which it described as the first in Africa.
Kiira Motors' Kayoola prototype electric bus was shown off in a test drive at a stadium in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Kiira Motors' chief executive Paul Isaac Musasizi said that he had been "humbled" by the large and positive reaction to the test drive. He hopes to attract partners to help manufacture the bus for the mass market.
The 35-seat bus is intended for urban areas rather than inter-city use because of the restrictions on how far it can travel. One of its two batteries can be charged by solar panels on the roof which increases the vehicle's 80km (50 mile) range.
If it is mass produced, each bus would cost up to $58,000 (£40,000), which Mr Musasizi says is a a competitive price.
Kiira Motors' Kayoola prototype electric bus was shown off in a test drive at a stadium in Uganda's capital, Kampala.
Kiira Motors' chief executive Paul Isaac Musasizi said that he had been "humbled" by the large and positive reaction to the test drive. He hopes to attract partners to help manufacture the bus for the mass market.
The 35-seat bus is intended for urban areas rather than inter-city use because of the restrictions on how far it can travel. One of its two batteries can be charged by solar panels on the roof which increases the vehicle's 80km (50 mile) range.
If it is mass produced, each bus would cost up to $58,000 (£40,000), which Mr Musasizi says is a a competitive price.