A 27-year-old man, Uber driver, James Ejemba, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly running away with his employer’s Toyota Corolla car valued at N2 million. Ejemba, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Benson Emuerhi, told the court that […]
An International Consortium led by GE has signed an agreement with Nigerian officials in Washington D.C. to proceed with the Interim Phase of the Nigerian narrow-gauge railway concession. The agreement followed the award of preferred bidder to GE by the Federal Government in May 2017. Initiated by General Electric, the world’s premier digital industrial […]
Following the declaration that every car it makes will get a mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or all-electric variant beginning in 2019, Volvo now says that all-electric cars will make up 50 percent of its sales by 2025. That’s an ambitious target for an automaker that doesn’t have any all-electric cars in its lineup right now. […]
The 2019 Corolla hatchback has already moved to the Toyota New Global Architecture, and now it’s the sedan’s turn to adopt the technology. To prepare for the 12th generation Corolla, Toyota will invest $170 million in its plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi. Toyota says it will completely replace the production lines inside the facility. Moving […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) summit has opened in Doha, with delgates from countries around the world coming together to talk about the future of aviation in one of fastest growing markets. Notably absent however are the rest of the Gulf states (except for neutral Oman) with Qatar embroiled in a diplomatic standoff with […]
A Colorado woman is facing a $500 fine from U.S. Customs and Border Protection for saving a free apple she received as a snack from Delta Air Lines on her way back to the United States from Paris, France. Crystal Tadlock told Fox 31 Denver, toward the end of her flight from Paris, flight attendants […]
THESE are first pictures of Volkswagen’s first all-electric racing car called the I.D. R Pikes Peak – a vehicle with technology that will percolate down to road cars in the near future. The world premier of the I.D. R Pikes Peak gives a strong indication of how electric VW’s drive systems can perform in out-and-out […]
Nissan is looking to introduce a flurry of new electrified vehicles in Japan by 2022, with plans to roll out three all-electric cars and five hybrids, according to Automotive News. At the same time, the automaker is planning to overhaul its dealership network across the globe in an effort to boost customer service, reports Automotive […]
Ovo has unveiled a range of products that, together with its intelligent platform Vcharge, could form the components of a distributed, domestic energy system for the future. The range includes a domestic electric vehicle-to-grid charger, designed and manufactured in the UK. Ovo says the charge point will accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles (EVs) […]
Ford hasn’t been shy about its plans for a self-driving car network in 2021, including its hopes of fielding a purpose-built vehicle that year. However, there have been questions about the size — will this be like the services we’ve seen so far, where one city gets a limited taste of the autonomous future? Thankfully, […]