Nairobi, Sept. 7 -- At least 10 electric vehicle manufacturers, mostly from India and China, are seeking to enter Kenya after their common battery-swap provider launched its network in the country, potentially intensifying competition in the fast-growing e-mobility market.

The firms include China's Afrina Neopower, QJ-YY, Sprocomm, VMoto and Wylex; India's BGauss, Motovolt and Odysse; Italy's Piaggio; and Kenya's Fika Mobility, which had been unable to launch its electric motorcycles because of the lack of a battery-swap provider.

The firms focus on production of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers (tuk-tuks).

The manufacturers rely on open-architecture battery infrastructure and specialise in electric two- and three-wheelers. By u...