Meet Ghanaian Valerie Labi Who Designs And Builds Electric Bikes Powered By Rechargeable Batteries

• Valerie Labi is a Ghanaian entrepreneur who designs and builds electric bikes at Spintex in Accra
• Two rechargeable batteries power her bicycles, and she can travel up to 140 kilometres on a single charge
• Ghanaian blogger @SIKAOFFICIAL1 boosted her achievements on X (previously Twitter), and people congratulated her

Ghanaian social entrepreneur Valerie Labi designs and builds electric bikes at her workshop, Wahu Mobility, at Spintex in Ghana's Greater Accra Region.

With two rechargeable batteries, her bicycles can cover a distance of up to 140 kilometres on a single charge. This means that a delivery rider can do a whole day's work.

Labi is transforming the face of transportation by making electric bikes. She has collaborated with delivery companies such as Glovo and Bolt to create a petrol-free bike fleet that combines service delivery with speed and convenience.

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Labi balances work and motherhood

Despite her business work routine, the businesswoman is a family-oriented leader and entrepreneur who is married with three children.

Labi garnered attention after Ghanaian blogger @SIKAOFFICIAL1 highlighted her achievements on X (formerly Twitter), where peeps complimented her.

See the post below:

How folks reacted to Valerie Labi's achievement

YEN.com.gh compiled some of the comments here.

@___theSeraph said:

We love to see it!

@Everydaynewsgh reacted:

Wow, beautiful!

@fred_o_bempah posted:

We love such content. Inspiring to many youth. Attractive to offshore investors. Selling the Ghana image above all. Keep it coming, sir.

@7thdwag commented:

Where can I get one to buy?

@CryberGUnny stated:

Nice innovation, but I'm curious about how an electric bike has the usual manual bike paddles. So the bike wouldn't be movable when the batteries die?

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@SarkBodyBody posted:

Wow, I see. I have been seeing it lately, wondering whether it uses fuel.

@QGemiks commented:

This is beautiful.

@_randyAFC shared:

Wow, impressive.

@1tedbaker commented:

Amazing stuff.

@realkwesi posted:

We need to celebrate these people, but slay queens are always getting the attention.

Ghanaian boy builds car

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian teenager Obed Obeng Danso of the Community Development and Vocational Technical Institute (CONVOTECH) in Tarkwa in the Western Region built his first car.

The 18-year-old's vehicle runs on fuel with almost no challenge as it moves without impediments on the road.

Source: YEN.com.gh