Oyika raising US$100m to roll out greener rides in Asean
Singapore startup to offer leases on battery packs, bundling these with e-bike subscriptions. It also aims to bring power to those off the grid with those same battery packs
Angela Tan
Singapore
OYIKA wants to pull off the electrification of mobility in South-east Asia, specifically by bundling subscriptions to electric motorbikes with fully-charged battery packs that power these bikes.
The Singapore venture-funded company is raising US$100 million in its drive to persuade cities with teeming numbers of petrol-guzzling, carbon dioxide-spewing motorbikes to make the switch to a greener ride.
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