Roam

Roam is an electric mobility company based in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 2017 under the name Opibus and rebranded to Roam in 2022. The company designs and manufactures electric motorcycles and buses engineered for African road conditions, addressing high fuel costs and unreliable transport for commercial riders and public transport operators.

Roam’s product line centers on the Roam Air motorcycle, built with dual swappable battery packs and a fast-charging battery backed by a 100,000 km guarantee, alongside electric buses and charging infrastructure developed with partners such as TotalEnergies. The Canopy software platform gives fleet managers, financiers, and logistics operators tools to track vehicle performance, financing, and charging, and the company’s Nairobi facility has capacity to produce up to 50,000 motorcycles per year.

1. Roam Air motorcycle: dual swappable battery packs with fast-charging technology and a 100,000 km battery guarantee.

2. Electric buses: purpose-built for African public transport routes and commercial operators.

3. Canopy fleet platform: software for fleet managers, financiers, and logistics operators to track vehicles, financing, and charging.

4. Charging infrastructure: stations deployed with partners such as TotalEnergies across Kenya.

5. High-volume manufacturing: Nairobi facility with capacity for up to 50,000 motorcycles per year.

6. Local engineering: vehicles designed and tested for African road and terrain conditions.