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.
PharmAccess Foundation Aliyu Kora-Sabi Yashikira Aso-ofi Summit University Yusuf AbdulRasheed Valsolar Bashirat Bola Bello Eleyele Isiaka Oniwa Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Aliyu Alhassan Olokoba Sulyman Oyedepo Alanamu Edu Kwasu Durbar Moro Ilorin East Abdulganiyu Oladosu Chikanda QuickWin Abubakar Suleiman Nigerian Medical Association Okanlawon Taiwo Shaykh Luqman Jimoh Mahfouz Adedimeji Folajimi Aleshinloye National Pilot Kola Bukoye Kamoru Kadiri Okoolowo Offa Lotus Bank KWAFFA Gurei Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat Binta Abubakar Mora Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan Amusa Bello Kwara NIPR Alabere Bature Bello Christopher Tunji Ayeni EndSARS Emir Of Shonga Erin-ile Ayoade Akinnibosun Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola Isiaka Danmeromu Afonja Saka Keji Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Saliu Alamoyo Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Ojuekun Sarumi Owode Market Kaosarah Adeyi Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Paul Olawoore Sanusi Abubakar Yemi Sanni Popo-Igbonna Jamiu Oyawoye Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Obayomi Azeez Elections Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi Aisha Ahman-Pategi MalHub Bursary Pategi Aisha Ahman Pategi Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Toyin Saraki

