{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/650b85aedd9c9900113be666/65c8d8e7ed400000168f6382?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jorge Appiah, Founder of Kumasi Hive and SolarTaxi","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/650b85aedd9c9900113be666/1707999909273-7c8f84f19095ed212906a8d3a6da8458.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jorge Appiah is a Ghanaian technopreneur and is the founder of the tech hub called <a href=\"https://kumasihive.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kumasi Hive</a> and also the EV company <a href=\"solartaxi.co\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SolarTaxi</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Jorge founded Kumasi Hive after his university studies which brought in people who had an interest in engineering and making hardware. </p><p><br></p><p>Later on, with a passion for creating net zero projects, he founded an EV company called <strong>Solar Taxi</strong>, which manufactures and assembles electric vehicles in Ghana. The company is currently on a path to build EV vehicles locally with the acquisition of a license from the government to assemble vehicles locally in Ghana.</p>","author_name":"Tech Labari"}