Nairobi, June 17 -- CFAO Mobility Kenya has expanded its local electric vehicle (EV) portfolio with the launch of Toyota's first fully electric vehicle in the Kenyan market. The mid-size sports-utility-vehicle retails for Sh10 million.

The dealer has introduced the Toyota bZ4X, a five-seater crossover SUV targeting corporate fleets, development agencies and private buyers amid growing demand for eco-friendlier alternatives to internal combustion engine (ICE) cars.

It is the world's largest automaker's formal entry into Kenya's electric-car segment as competition among dealers and assemblers intensifies. Toyota had only sold its EVs in North America, Europe and Asia.

CFAO said it will initially import the Toyota bZ4X fully built, with p...