Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids

Japan’s Honda to scale back on electric vehicles, concentrate on hybrids

TOKYO: Honda Motor said on Tuesday (May 20) that it was scaling back its investment in electric vehicles given slowing demand and would be focusing on hybrids, now far more in favour, with a slew of revamped models. Japan’s second-biggest automaker after Toyota Motor also dropped a target for EV sales to account for 30 per cent of its sales by the 2030 financial year. “It’s really hard to read the market, but at the moment we see EVs accounting for about a fifth by then,”...
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China Set To Establish Electric Vehicle Factories In Nigeria

China Set To Establish Electric Vehicle Factories In Nigeria

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria has harped on the imperative of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Speaking while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake in his office at the weekend, HE Yu Dunhai emphasised that Nigeria is a great country blessed with tremendous natural resources, noting that China has a...
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LCQ3: Electric vehicle charging facilities

LCQ3: Electric vehicle charging facilities ******************************************      Following is a question by the Hon Jimmy Ng and a reply by the Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, in the Legislative Council today (May 14):   Question:        It is learnt that the demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities has continued to increase in recent years, and the Government will launch the Fast Charger Incentive Scheme (the Incentive Scheme) to subsidise...
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How to make electric vehicles that don’t trash forests through mining

How to make electric vehicles that don’t trash forests through mining

Perrine Fournier is a forest and mining campaigner at forests and rights NGO Fern. Our fossil fuel addiction must end for humanity to have a livable future. An important element in stopping this dependency is switching from vehicles that spew carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to electric vehicles (EVs), which pollute far less. Yet the path to a low-carbon world is full of potential pitfalls. A major one is the impact that mining for the critical materials needed to power EVs has on forests a...
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Enugu Air, CNG buses, transport terminals to commence operations

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Woolworths offering rewards for charging your Electric Vehicle

Woolworths offering rewards for charging your Electric Vehicle

In an exciting development for electric vehicle owners, Chargefox and Woolworths have announced a partnership that allows customers to earn Everyday Rewards points while charging their EVs at select Woolworths locations. This initiative aims to further incentivise EV adoption and provide added convenience for shoppers. Now, you can accumulate Everyday Rewards points simply by charging your electric vehicle at participating Woolworths Chargefox stations. Key Features Earn Points on ChargingFor ev...
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Opinion: Canada’s electric vehicle strategy has failed, and there are lessons to learn

Opinion: Canada’s electric vehicle strategy has failed, and there are lessons to learn

Open this photo in gallery: Today EV and automotive factories rely predominantly on automation and robotics, not workers. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference in St. Thomas, Ont., on April 21, 2023.CARLOS OSORIO/Reuters Jim Hinton is an intellectual-property lawyer and patent and trademark agent with Own Innovation. We must face an uncomfortable truth: Canada’s automotive and EV manufacturing strategy, touted as a generational opportunity to drive economic growth, job...
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Kenya Power to Install 45 Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers in 6 Counties

Kenya Power to Install 45 Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers in 6 Counties

Kenya Power is set to install a total of 45 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Nairobi, Nyeri, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Mombasa and Taita Teveta counties. Out of the 45 EV chargers, six will be located at strategic locations within the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. So far Kenya Power has installed 3 EV chargers within Nairobi. “Kenya Power is committed to enable the country’s transition to electric mobility to catalyse the reduction of carbon emissions. Part of our plan is to create an...
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PCNGI accuses Abuja firm of fraud, denounces black attempts

PCNGI accuses Abuja firm of fraud, denounces black attempts

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has dismissed what it describes as a sponsored smear campaign by a group linked to an Abuja-based conversion company, declaring that it will not be blackmailed into silence over ongoing reforms. In a statement issued on over the weekend, and signed by Mr. Kenechukwu Chukwu, Technical Assistant on Stakeholder Management and Public Engagement, the PCNGI alleged that the campaign is being orchestrated by the Indep...
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We Won’t Bow To Your Blackmail, PCNGI Tells Suspended Conversion Centre Partner

We Won’t Bow To Your Blackmail, PCNGI Tells Suspended Conversion Centre Partner

Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) on Sunday raised the alarm about a deliberate plan by one of its suspended conversion centre partner at blackmailing it and undermining the successes recorded in the Compress Natural Gas programme. It said the sponsored campaign is being allegedly done by a certain group known as Independent Conversion Sector (ICS). In a statement on Sunday, the PCNGI said the known alleged individual behind the group is Mr. Charles Gori...
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