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January 6, 2024 No Responses

Tesla Recalls 1.6m Cars

Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles in China over issues with steering software and door-locking systems, the country’s regulator says. The recall includes its models S, X, 3 and Y, and 7,538 imported vehicles. The problems will be...

December 12, 2023 No Responses

Tinubu Inaugurates Electric Taxis In Maiduguri

President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated 50 four-seater electric taxis and 57 other gas-powered mass transit vehicles purchased by the Borno State Government to provide cheap transportation within the state and reduce the dependence on fossil fuel. &nb...

September 3, 2022 No Responses

Nissan To Leverage US Tax Credit On Electric Vehicles

Nissan will more aggressively push electric vehicles to take advantage of a new US law that gives up to $7,500 in tax credits, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. President Joe Biden signed the landmark climate change and health care bill into...

August 4, 2022 No Responses

Toyota Votes $1.8b To Build Electric Vehicles In Indonesia

Toyota plans to invest $1.80 billion in Indonesia in the next five years to produce electric vehicles (EVs), Indonesia’s economics ministry said. Indonesia’s chief economics Minister, Airlangga Hartarto explained in a statement that Toyota had invest...

July 20, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner Debuts

Hyundai Motor Company launched the eagerly awaited IONIQ 6 Electrified Streamliner with a digital world premiere film. As the new model in the brand’s IONIQ all-electric lineup brand, the electrified streamliner’s array of advanced technologies...

July 14, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Unveils First Electric Sedan

Hyundai Motor Co on Thursday launched its first electric sedan, Ioniq 6, which the South Korean automaker is betting will help it grab a more significant share of the electric vehicle (EV) market dominated by Tesla Inc. The Ioniq 6...

March 17, 2022 No Responses

Mercedes To Sustain EV Investments Despite Ukraine War

Mercedes-Benz AG won’t cut spending on future electric vehicles even as it copes with supply-chain cost pressures exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the German automaker’s chief executive has said Ola Kaellenius,...

March 15, 2022 No Responses

VW, Ford Deepen Electric Vehicle Cooperation

Volkswagen Monday said it has deepened its e-mobility partnership with Ford under which the U.S. carmaker will produce a second electric vehicle for the European market based on its German rival’s platform.As part of th...

March 8, 2022 No Responses

NADDC Seeks Partnership As Pantami Test Drives New Hyundai Kona

The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu has called on the digital economy sector for support and partnership as part of efforts to develop and sustain the automotive industry in Nigeria. ...

June 14, 2021 No Responses

GIG Deploys Electric Vehicles In Nigeria

Foremost logistics company, GIG Logistics Limited, has made history by becoming the first fleet company in Nigeria to deploy electric vehicles in its operations. Founded in 2012, GIG Logistics is an arm of the GIG Group, a company that started...

April 25, 2021 No Responses

Audi unveils electric SUV prototype

Audi AG has showcased another electric Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) prototype at the Shanghai Motor Show. The SUV study, still kept beneath a cover, named Audi concept Shanghai – the first two products made by a new partner, SAIC Audi. The...

March 6, 2021 No Responses

VW Doubles Sales Targets For Electric Vehicles

The flagship VW brand of German automobile giant Volkswagen said Friday it hoped electric vehicles would account for 70 percent of its European sales by 2030, doubling its previous target in the face of ever-stricter legislation.“We are stepping up...

February 20, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Signs Electric Vehicle MoU With Multiple Stakeholders

The management of Hyundai Motor Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work with the South Korean government along with logistics, battery and mobility companies for electric vehicle (EV) battery leasing, use and reuse business.The carmake...