GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU UNVEILS FIRST LOCALLY ASSEMBLED ELECTRIC CAR IN NIGERIA
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Friday, November 13, unveiled Nigeria’s first locally-assembled full electric car, aimed at reducing pressure on use of petroleum.
The Hyundai Kona car, manufactured by Stallion Group is 100 percent electric and comes with zero emission, 482km driving range, and can be charged both at home and workplace.
While unveiling the car in Lagos, the Governor said that the electric car was technology on display.
“The future that we see is the future of technology and this is the technology that we are talking about.
“This is 21st Century technology that has been brought into our country.
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“With an innovation of Hyundai Kona, we do not need to put the pressure on what is the pump price of oil again, what is the pump price of petroleum again.
“All the issues and fights that we are having about prices of petroleum going up and the rest of it will be a thing of the past.
“This is a way to go, and it is the future that we are seeing now.
“This is the first electric car that we are seeing and we as the government need to partner with them,” he said.
Sanwo-Olu said there was the need to create an enabling environment for the company to do well, so that it could employ a lot more youths.
He added that with the unveiling of the Hyundai Kona electric car, youths would be employed and empowered for greater opportunities.
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