Vietnam turns to EVs as Hanoi becomes world’s most polluted city
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Authorities in Vietnam which have been working to switch public transportation to 50% of buses and 100% of taxis to be EVs by 2030 are now thinking of adopting more urgent measures to save the…
Innoson is 2nd most purchased vehicle in Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson, is second most purchased vehicle in the country despite the refusal of the federal government to implement the highly applauded Nigerian Content policy in the purchase and use of vehicles in the country. Despite…
Toyota urges continued use cars that failed tests, halts production of three models
Results from Toyota’s investigation into testing methods and certification methods in crash testing found wrongdoing as it pertains to seven different models. This comes two years after certification issues cropped up at Toyota Group companies, including Hino Motors and Daihatsu,…
Ethiopian to launch new destinations
Ethiopian Airlines Group announced that it will launch six new additional international destinations over the coming months, Ethiopian News Agency has reported. Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Commercial Officer, Lemma Yadecha told the Ethiopian News Agency that the international destination of…
American, European startups ready to deploy flying cars in 2024
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports US start-up, Alef Aeronautics, and its German competitor, Volocopter, are working to get regulators in both countries to create new regulatory environment and low altitude aviation codes to enable them deploy flying cars and air…
NCDMB partners Stoilic Shipping on cadets training
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has held a kick-off ceremony marking the commencement of the Cadets Training Programme being organized with Stoilic Shipping Ltd, a renowned maritime training school. The event which was conducted in Apapa, Lagos…
Toyota advances battery tech for EVs
Dutch kids build smart solar cars Toyota has announced advances in extending the life of solid-state batteries and optimization of Lithium-ion batteries, both used in the running of electric vehicles. The development came as a team of students at Eindhoven…
Scientists see EV battery solution in crustacean shells
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Researchers at the University of Maryland in the United States are looking to significantly displace the use of lithium-ion and its environmental impacts in the automobile industry with introducing chitinous zinc for production efficient batteries….
Kenya Airways launches first flight with Eni’s aviation biofuel
Kenya Airways has taken the first African stride in the use of aviation biofuel successfully when the airline fired the Boeing 787-800 (B787-8) Dreamliner from Nairobi in Kenya to Schipol in Amsterdam. With the feat, biojet from the Gela refinery…
Oando brings EV mass transit online in Lagos
Sopuruchi Onwuka Indigenous energy company, Oando, Tuesday commissioned the first commercial mass transit system that would runs on electric vehicles, coming just one year after signing a collaboration pact with Lagos State government to innovate emission free transportation system that…
