Kwara Varsity To Convert Grounded State-owned Buses To Electrical Vehicles
The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has initiated a move to convert the grounded vehicles of the state-owned transport corporation (Kwara Express) to electrical vehicles (EVs).
The KWASU's technical team, led by the acting vice chancellor, Prof. Shaykh Luqman Jimoh, announced the plan to convert the vehicles to electric ones during a visit to the premises of the transport corporation in Ilorin, the state capital.
The vice chancellor said that his institution possessed the technical know-how to do the conversion seamlessly, adding that one of the vehicles that conveyed his team to Kwara Express headquarters is an electric vehicle just converted by the University.
The chief executive officer of Kwara Harmony Holdings, owners of Kwara Express, Mrs Mojirola Afolayan, expressed delight over the development and commended the state governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, for coming to their aid through KWASU.
She said the conversion of the vehicles to electric versions would serve as a tremendous relief for the State-owned Transport Corporation.
The acting general manager of Kwara Express, Engr. Yusuf Abubakar, who conducted the team round the premises, described the governor's decision as a good step in the right direction.
The director of KWASU Centre for Sustainable Energy, Dr Adesina Lambe, assured that the job will be done as soon as all necessary arrangements were completed between the government and the institution.
The Head of Technical Unit of the centre, Engr. Azeez Akande, disclosed that an electric vehicle doesn't need fuel, very easy to maintain and saves unnecessary costs unlike a gasoline vehicle that has a lot of components.
He explained that electric vehicle can be fully charged under two hours and it can cover 150-kilometer distance and above on a single charge, pointing out that it doesn't need to be fully charged before putting it on the road.
He added that electric vehicle can be charged by electric, generator or solar power sources.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Gbajabiamila Oladimeji Thompson Alimi Dairo Kunle Paul Vishvas KOZ Tractors Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Ahmed Mohammed Rifun Olupako Mashood Dauda Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh Sunset Workers Amusa Bello Afonja Olatunji Ayeni Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd Kale Bayero United Nigeria Congress Party Monsurat Omotosho Igbomina Yemi Sanni Olawuyi Gbemisola Oguntimehin Sarah Jubril Aliyu Alhassan Sango-UITH Road Tunji Olawuyi Gurei Jimoh Bashir Code Of Conduct Bureau Kwha.gov.ng Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment Kannike Raymond Olaitan Nigeria Computer Society Shuaib Olarongbe TESCOM Kayode Ogunlowo Local Government Pension Board Kisira Buari Edun Kwara State Football Association Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State Yakub Lai Gobir Yusuf Abdulwahab Wahab Kunle Shittu Aminat Ahmed Kwara State Pension Board Earlyon Technologies Balogun Gambari Ilorin Like-Minds Basic Education Certificate Examination Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Ajayi Okasanmi Hassan Saliu Olatunji Ibrahim Razaq Atunwa Opolo Global Innovation Limited Folorunsho Alao Tunde Mukaila Mustapha 11th Galadima Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Saadu Alanamu Revenue Court Durbar Festival Salami Adekunle Gwanara Haleeman Salman Okoolowo Ojo Fadumila Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Saba Mamman Daniel Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Sarah Alade Halidu Danbaba Osuwa Ilorin West

