The Abuja pilot
Being wrong at five vehicles is recoverable.
At thirty it is not.
Capital releases in three gated tranches, and a five-vehicle micro-pilot runs first.
- Fleet
- 20 vehicles
- Infrastructure
- 1 integrated hub
- Duration
- 18 months
- Indicative capital
- ~N1.45Bn (~$1.05M)
Hub 1 combines 200 kWp solar, 500 kWh storage, 8 × 22 kW AC and 2 DC fast chargers with a co-located high-voltage workshop and parts store, shared co-working space, a food service kiosk and short-stay rest pods — see Charging Stations for the site concept.
How we operate
Standards. Battery-electric only — hybrids and dual-fuel vehicles sit outside the duty and VAT exemption, so they are outside our fleet. No more than two vehicle models in the pilot fleet. Minimum 85% battery state of health at intake, below which a unit is rejected without exception. Model year 2019 or newer — inside the customs age limit with headroom.
Compliance. Licensed under the EV Transition and Green Mobility Bill regime before any procurement commitment; an Import Duty Exemption Certificate from the Ministry of Finance for every battery-EV shipment; FCT transport permits; NDPA 2023 data protection; a documented battery second-life and disposal route.
Growth discipline. Fleet size never exceeds hub charging capacity ÷ daily consumption × 0.8. Growth is gated by charging and workshop throughput, not by capital — which is exactly what prevents the classic African EV fleet failure.
Roadmap
Each phase opens only on evidence
from the one before it.
JV term sheet, licensing confirmed, hub site secured, supplier and energy quotes, operations console build begins.
Five vehicles, interim charging, 90 days of real operating data, then a documented go / no-go.
20 vehicles, Hub 1 fully built, driver app live, first corporate contracts, third-party workshop revenue.
160 vehicles, Hub 2, Lagos entry, charging-as-a-service partners, asset finance facility.
300 vehicles, 8–12 hubs, third city on a documented launch playbook, local assembly pathway.