Moses Sandy
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Moses leads NEEV's national strategy, government partnerships, and the roadmap toward local vehicle assembly.
"We're not here to import a future. We're here to build one."
Our story
Built for Salone, in Salone.
Two years of hill-testing, one long sourcing trip, and a founding team that named the company after the country it's built for.
NEEV Salone was founded by Moses Sandy and Emmanuella Sandy to answer a specific question: what would an electric vehicle designed for Sierra Leone actually look like?
The answer wasn't a slick import. It was two years of prototype work across Freetown's hills, muddy rainy-season roads, and a grid that goes out without warning. It was a trip to China to source platforms that could be adapted rather than shrink-wrapped for a different country. It was a battery-swap model built from day one for a grid that can't be relied on to keep a vehicle charged overnight.
"Salone" in the company's name is deliberate. This is a Sierra Leonean company, employing Sierra Leoneans, training Sierra Leoneans, and — soon — assembling vehicles here as well.
The founders
Two Sandys, one mission.
Emmanuella Sandy
Deputy CEO & Director of Operations
Emmanuella runs day-to-day operations across the Pademba Road centre, the fleet, and the NeeV Academy.
"Every vehicle we deliver has to work on the worst road it will meet."
Renewable energy access
Solar-assisted vehicles and swap batteries reduce dependence on an unreliable grid.
Youth empowerment
The NeeV Academy trains a new generation of Sierra Leonean EV technicians and riders.
Local resilience
Vehicles engineered for our terrain, serviced by our people, soon assembled on our soil.
Timeline
From prototype to plant.
2022
Prototyping begins
Two years of terrain-testing electric prototypes across Sierra Leone's hills and rainy season.
2023
China sourcing trip
Founders travel to source EV platforms suited to Freetown's specific driving conditions.
2024
First kekehs on Freetown roads
Commercial pilot begins with the SOLUTIONSplus / UN Environment programme.
2024
Pademba Road centre opens
Battery Charging & Swapping Centre goes live in central Freetown.
2025
First EV fleet launch
Sierra Leone's first electric vehicle fleet delivered to commercial operators.
2026
Local manufacturing plant
Planned assembly plant targeting 200+ local jobs and reduced import costs.