Nord Unveils ‘Tavet Motion’ Electric Vehicle Brand, Launches Three Models Into The Nigerian Market

Nord Unveils ‘Tavet Motion’ Electric Vehicle Brand, Launches Three Models Into The Nigerian Market

Nord launches ‘Tavet Motion’ Electric Vehicle Brand, unveils three models into the Nigerian Market. At the launch event, Tavet Motion unveiled Luto : a compact city car, Garent : a luxury sedan and Vant : a logistics van. Lagos-based Nigerian automaker, Nord Automobiles Limited, has unveiled Tavet Motion, an Electric Vehicle brand that will focus on the assembly, manufacture, sales and aftersales of Made-in-Nigeria electric vehicles (EVs). At the unveiling event at the Oriental Hotel in Lago...
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GM To Introduce Eyes-off Driving In The Cadillac Escalade IQ Electric SUV In 2028

GM To Introduce Eyes-off Driving In The Cadillac Escalade IQ Electric SUV In 2028

General Motors (GM) to introduce eyes-off driving in the flagship Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV in 2028. GM to integrate LiDAR, radar and cameras into the vehicle to provide capable eyes-off autonomous system. When the system in activated, turquoise-colored lights will signal that the IQ electric SUV is driving autonomous. General Motors (GM) held its ‘GM Forward’ media event in New York on Wednesday, where it announced plans to bring eyes-off driving to market in 2028, debuting on the f...
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Keys To BYD’s 14 Millionth New Energy Vehicle Handed Over To Brazilian President Lula

Keys To BYD’s 14 Millionth New Energy Vehicle Handed Over To Brazilian President Lula

China BYD Group’s 14 millionth new energy vehicle, aca Song Pro SUV, rolls off the production line at its Brazilian Factory. Milestone production witnessed by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Vice President Gerardo Alckmin. At the event, BYD Chairman handed over the keys to the milestone vehicle, a Song Pro Crossover SUV, to Brazilian President. China’s BYD Group is celebrating a production milestone as its 14 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV), a a Song Pro, has officially...
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UK Prime Minister’s Armored Range Rover Sentinels Will Continue To Run On Petrol Due To Electric Variant’s ‘Blast Anxiety’

UK Prime Minister’s Armored Range Rover Sentinels Will Continue To Run On Petrol Due To Electric Variant’s ‘Blast Anxiety’

UK Prime Minister’s Armored Range Rover Sentinels will continue to Run on petrol as EV Variant can’t offer adequate ‘Blast Protection’. JLR told UK government that the required safety levels and blast protection cannot be achieved in armored EV. Because of this, JLR said ‘Special Purpose Vehicles’ (SPV) should be exempted from the 2030 internal combustion ban. To offer protection, armoured vehicles are usually fitted with bulletproof glass, armour plating, and “bomb blankets” und...
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BYD Launches All-Terrain Circuit With Wading Pool, Race Track And Off-Road Park

BYD Launches All-Terrain Circuit With Wading Pool, Race Track And Off-Road Park

BYD opens all-terrain circuit in China featuring 8 experience zones, including Wading Pool, Race Track and an Off-Road Park. The eight experience zones is designed specifically for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Chinese automaker, Build Your Dreams (BYD), has officially opened its all-terrain circuit in Zhengzhou, China, designed to allow visitors to explore diverse driving scenarios, including vehicle water-crossing, indoor sand dune climbing and...
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Police Arrest 5 For Selling Stolen Toyota Corolla For ₦500k, Nab Buyer Who Dismantled It For Parts

Police Arrest 5 For Selling Stolen Toyota Corolla For ₦500k, Nab Buyer Who Dismantled It For Parts

Lagos Police arrest 5 for selling stolen Toyota Corolla for ₦500k, also nab the buyer who had dismantled it for parts. Police says that the vehicle was stolen at gunpoint and that the buyer had dismantled it and sold the parts separately. Detectives of Ilasan Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspects for snatching and selling a Toyota Corolla ‘Taxi’ for half a million naira (₦500,000) along with the buyer of the stolen vehicle. In a statement on Thursday, the...
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Passenger Surprised At How A Bus He Boarded Pushed A Broken-down Bus From Siemens To Ojuelegba

Passenger Surprised At How A Bus He Boarded Pushed A Broken-down Bus From Siemens To Ojuelegba

Passenger surprised at how the bus he boarded pushed a broken-down bus from Siemens to Ojuelegba. During the dangerous drive, the bus had to push the broken-down bus several times to keep the latter moving. In some cases, like when the battery goes down, a little push can bump start the broken-down vehicle. In what seems to be his first experience, a passenger has narrated how a Lagos commercial bus he boarded pushed a fully loaded broken-down commercial bus all the way from Siemens to Ojuelegba...
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Military-inspired M-Hero 917 Electric SUV Produced By Lagos-based SAGLEV Starts At N200 Million

Military-inspired M-Hero 917 Electric SUV Produced By Lagos-based SAGLEV Starts At N200 Million

Military-inspired M-Hero 917 Electric SUV produced by Lagos-based SAGLEV starts at N200 million. M-Hero 917 is offered in two trims – the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) and the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). EREV variant is priced from N200m (N200,201,841) while the BEV variant starts at N214m (N214,429,383). Lagos-based SAGLEV Electromobility Company Limited has announced pricing for the 2026 M-Hero 917 5-seater electric SUV – the latest addition to the indigenous car brand’s lin...
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Genesis Makes Its African Debut, Launches Three Electric Vehicles Into Egyptian Market

Genesis Makes Its African Debut, Launches Three Electric Vehicles Into Egyptian Market

Korean luxury car brand Genesis marks its African debut with the introduction three Electric Vehicles into Egyptian Market. Three electric vehicle (EV) models introduced are the GV60, the Electrified GV70 and the Electrified G80. Delivered in partnership with GB Auto, the launch includes the opening of a flagship 895-square-meter showroom in. Its customer-first ownership model includes a 5-year warranty and service contract, home vehicle delivery and door-to-door maintenance. Genesis officially...
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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Bentley Coupe, Toyota Venza Linked To Suspected Internet Fraudsters

EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture Of Bentley Coupe, Toyota Venza Linked To Suspected Internet Fraudsters

EFCC secures final forfeiture of a Bentley Coupe and Toyota Venza linked to a suspected internet fraudsters. The vehicles were recovered when EFCC visited the apartment of suspects, who reportedly absconded and evaded arrest. The judge also granted interim forfeiture of the sums of $20,000 and CFA 110,000 as well as a blue Nissan Almera car. The said money found in the Nissan Almeria, which was abandoned by the suspected fraudster after sighting Customs at Seme Border.  A Bentley Continental GT...
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