EFULA ABBAH [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 2016 BMW 330E may not be an EV. But going by style and evolutional technique, it is definitely more than a hybrid. Everyone, including its maker, is tempted to compare the 2016 BMW 330E iperformance to Tesla Model 3, a prototype vehicle with an ambitious starting price tag of $35,000 and with…
By: FRANK BOYEDE [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n Nigeria of today, you can now save up as low as N250, 000, walk to a brand new car showroom and drive home a new car, popularly referred to in Nigeria as “tear rubber”. Most Nigerian auto marketers and assemblers now have what is known as auto finance scheme. This is…
…Plans to Advance from SKD to CKD Within 12 Months By: ROTIMI ASHER (Lagos, Nigeria) [dropcap]T[/dropcap]o ensure unhindered production process, Perfection Motor Limited, operators of Nigeria’s FAW Auto Assembly plant, which opened recently in Lagos, has started generating its own electricity, rather than rely on the nation’s epileptic power supply, Motoring World International has discovered. The…
By: ROTIMI ASHER (rotimiasher@motoringworldng.com) [dropcap]O[/dropcap]n a serious note, I have often wondered why it is difficult for Nigeria to generate enough megawatts for 24-hour power supply. Sometimes, I have been made to think that our past leaders might have signed a deal with darkness to ensure that, no matter the amount of money sunk into…
