Tag: Electric Cars
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INTERVIEW: Innoson Motors boss speaks on company’s readiness for electric cars
By CHUKS COLLINS Just as the Presidency unveils auto-gas as option for fuel in the country, the Nnewi, Anambra state-based premier local vehicle manufacturing company -Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Ltd, (IVM) is already getting set to enter the world of electric cars manufacturing. Making the disclosure in an exclusive interview at his Nnewi factory site office…
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Senate rejects bill seeking introduction of electric cars in Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday rejected the Bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles by 2035 and introduce electric cars. This followed observations by lawmakers on the impossibility of mandating Nigerians to stop the use of petrol vehicles. Following the rejection, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce Bruce, withdrew it. He, however,…
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Electric cars: Volvo takes steps forward
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. “This is about the customer,” Volvo’s President and Chief Executive Officer,…
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India’s pathway to selling only electric cars by 2030
While the United States is walking away from the historic Paris Climate Agreement, India is making a bold vow to start selling only electric cars by 2030. India is one of the world’s most polluted countries. Its energy department said in a blog post that it has set the “ambitious” target to stop selling gas-powered…