{"id":2000113629,"date":"2026-05-28T19:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000113629"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:59:39","slug":"how-a-riders-surprise-meeting-with-spiro-chairman-sparked-his-dream-of-owning-an-electric-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/how-a-riders-surprise-meeting-with-spiro-chairman-sparked-his-dream-of-owning-an-electric-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"How a rider\u2019s surprise meeting with Spiro chairman sparked his dream of owning an electric bike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Niyibizi\u2019s journey toward the electric motorcycle began a week earlier, on May 19, 2026, when he met the SPIRO founder along the Kinamba\u2013Gisozi road in Gasabo District. At the time, he was riding a fuel-powered motorcycle and had stopped at one of SPIRO\u2019s battery swap stations, where the two struck up a conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the exchange, the SPIRO Chairman asked him why he was not yet using an electric motorcycle.
\u201cI have always wished to own one, but I could not afford it,\u201d Niyibizi responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After listening to his story and learning about his aspirations as a rider, Gagan Gupta decided to support him in acquiring an electric motorcycle, turning what Niyibizi described as a long-held dream into reality.
Speaking during the handover ceremony, Niyibizi said the gesture marked a turning point in his life, both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs fuel prices kept increasing, my desire to own a SPIRO motorcycle became even stronger because I could clearly see that riders using electric motorcycles are earning more compared to those still operating fuel-powered bikes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that transitioning to an electric motorcycle represents a major step forward in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI sincerely thank SPIRO\u2019s Chairman for giving me this motorcycle. I promise to take good care of it and encourage fellow riders to embrace electric motorcycles because they are more profitable and environmentally friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at the ceremony, SPIRO Rwanda\u2019s Head of Commercial Department, Shanton Ngabire, encouraged Niyibizi to make the most of the opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis motorcycle is a valuable investment you have received. Take good care of it and use it productively,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative reflects SPIRO\u2019s broader commitment to improving riders\u2019 livelihoods while promoting environmentally friendly transport solutions in Rwanda and across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, SPIRO operates across all 30 districts of Rwanda, expanding its footprint through electric motorcycles and a growing network of battery swap stations designed to enable riders to quickly and conveniently exchange batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the next five years, the company aims to scale up to between 75,000 and 80,000 electric motorcycles in Rwanda, expand its workforce to nearly 3,000 employees, and establish close to 1,000 battery swap stations supported by between 65,000 and 70,000 batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The brand-new SPIRO M2 electric motorcycle is valued at Rwf 1,075,000 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rider receiving SPIRO electric motorcycle after chance meeting with company chairman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A motorcycle rider identified as Marc Niyibizi received a brand-new SPIRO M2 electric motorcycle valued at Rwf 1,075,000 from SPIRO Chairman Gagan Gupta during a handover ceremony held on May 28, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000113631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000113629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000113631,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","alt":"","caption":"The brand-new SPIRO M2 electric motorcycle is valued at Rwf 1,075,000 ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":563,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","width":150,"height":84},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","width":300,"height":169},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","width":768,"height":432},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05269.jpg","width":1000,"height":563}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000113629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000113634,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113629\/revisions\/2000113634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000113631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000113629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000113629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000113629"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000113629"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000113629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}