The Nigerian automotive industry is gearing up for a significant transformation with focus on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric…
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The Federal Government has reiterated commitment to promote the manufacturing and usage of Electric Vehicles (EVs), to ensure clean environment and to grow the nation’s economy.
ASHENEWS reports that drivers in the United States of America (USA) are currently switching to electric vehicles (EV) due to the falling prices and improved technology of the electric vehicles.
After some discussions on the encouraging story of a young entrepreneur on our Barewa Old Boys WhatsApp group, a couple of classmates and I decided to visit Mustapha Gajibo to better understand his engagement in renewable energy and project of the design and production of Nigerian electric vehicles. We were all impressed with his vision, drive, ambition and above all his commitment to seeking modern workable solutions to Nigeria’s challenges. From his base in Maiduguri, he has been producing electric cars since 2017. Recall that in 2017, there was no electricity in Maiduguri because the supply line had been blown up by Boko Haram. What audacity to think of producing electric cars in a city that did not even have electricity at the time I asked. His response was that precisely for that reason, it was important to seek solutions and if the city had no electricity it had a lot of sun which could be harnessed to charge the vehicles.