Ahead of the 2030 ban on new Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) sales in Europe, Nissan Qashqai and Mercedes-EQ, have been recognized among Five Safest Cars Of 2021 Thatcham Research made the revelation in a report released on Monday. According to the report, Nissan’s popular Qashqai, EQS from Mercedes-EQ as well as the all-electric Enyaq by Škoda,…
Now, electric vehicle start-ups have moved from obscurity into some of the world’s most valuable companies. Most traditional automakers have committed to an electric future. Drivers have been caught sleeping at the wheel of self-driving vehicles. And flying electric taxis have started to leave the pages of science fiction. The rapid pace of change has…
Euro NCAP has kicked off the start of a new year of car safety testing by recognizing the top performers of last year and the winners of 2021 Best in Class awards. Euro NCAP tested 33 new cars in 2021, of which 22 achieved the top 5-star rating. Among the successes, the Mercedes-EQ EQS emerged as best in…
FEMI OWOEYE Although Nigeria’s auto policy was launched almost three decades ago (1993), a necessary industry development framework was not initiated until two decades after (2013). That was under President Goodluck Jonathan’s regime. The policy and its development plan were aimed at boosting up demands for made-in- Nigeria vehicles and encouraging Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…
