Spiro and Davido launch new electric motorcycles

Spiro has launched two electric motorcycles with Nigerian musician Davido as the company looks to grow its electric mobility business across Africa. The two models are the Davido Collectible and the Alpha+ by Davido. Spiro unveiled them at the Africa CEO Forum, where it also announced Davido as a brand ambassador and strategic partner. The Davido Collectible is a limited-edition model, while the Alpha+ is aimed at a wider market. For Spiro, the partnership gives the company another route into the consumer market. Davido has a large following in Nigeria and across Africa, while Spiro is trying to get more people to consider electric motorcycles as an alternative to petrol bikes.

What Spiro is selling

Spiro’s business is built around electric motorcycles and battery swapping. Instead of waiting for a battery to charge, riders can take a depleted battery to a Spiro swap station and exchange it for a charged one. That model is particularly relevant for riders who use motorcycles for work. A delivery rider or motorcycle taxi driver cannot afford to spend hours waiting for a bike to charge during the working day. The problem is that the system only works if there are enough swap stations in the places where riders actually work. Spiro has therefore been spending heavily on expanding that network.

Spiro is expanding across Africa

The Davido bikes come as Spiro grows its operations on the continent. The company raised $215 million in equity funding in June 2026 to expand its electric vehicle business, battery swapping network and manufacturing operations. Spiro says it has deployed more than 100,000 electric vehicles and has around 2,500 battery swapping stations across its markets. It is also looking at new markets, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia. Manufacturing is another part of the expansion plan. Spiro CEO Gagan Gupta has said the company wants to produce 90% of its components in country by the first quarter of 2027. That would give the company greater control over its supply chain as it expands production on the continent.

The numbers will matter more than the name

Davido’s involvement will help get attention for the new motorcycles, but riders will ultimately look at the cost. For someone who uses a motorcycle to earn a living, the important questions are fairly simple. How much does the bike cost? What does it cost to finance? How much does a battery swap cost? And how much can the rider save compared with petrol? The location of Spiro’s swap stations also matters. If a rider has to travel a long distance to find a charged battery, the savings from switching to electric can quickly become less attractive. That is where Spiro’s expansion plans will be tested. The Davido models give the company something new to sell and a well known name to promote them. But getting more electric motorcycles onto African roads will depend on whether the bikes make financial sense for the people who use them every day.