FILE - In this Jan 13, 2014 file photo the Volkswagen e-Golf fully electric vehicle is presented at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. Volkswagen said Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 it is planning a new e-car-sharing project and will invest in car connectivity. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, file) Volkswagen
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South Africa’s Fuel Price Meeting Blames Petrol Cost Hikes on Exchange Rates, Venezuela Instability
Cape Town - Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has presented several reasons why South Africans have to pay more at the pumps during an Energy Portfolio Committee meeting. The session comes a week after it was scheduled to be held, the delay blamed on "miscommunication" by an official who faces disciplinary
Nissan to boost China production capacity by 40 percent, source says
Swiss brothers get ready to refloat the bubble car
Chief Operating Officer Oliver (L) and his brother Chief Marketing Officer Merlin Ouboter of Swiss Microlino AG pose beside an electric-powered Microlino car in Kuesnacht, Switzerland July 13, 2018. Picture taken July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of
Nairobi Going Green With Nopia Ride All-Electric Vehicle Cab Service
A Nopia ride Nairobi - EkoRent Africa has launched Nopia Ride, a full electric taxi service in Nairobi, Kenya. The service by Finnish company EkoRent which was founded in 2014 is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. "We have now launched our zero-emission electric transportation service pilot in Nairobi. We aim to increase our fleet size
New York City votes to cap Uber, Lyft vehicle licenses
Nigeria: Importers, Agents Groan Under 400% Hike in Cost of Container Haulage
Since the past 43 years when the Apapa port's access roads were constructed, the nation has never had it this bad. From a million potholes to the death traps, loss of multi-billion naira goods, dirty and polluted environment, yet relief appears still farther than expected. SULAIMON SALAU reports that the
Avis will start providing rental cars to Lyft drivers
Lagos Governor Expands Trailer Park Capacity to Over 5,000 to Curb Traffic Gridlock
Lagos - As a way of easing traffic gridlock on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway and environs, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, disclosed that a 5,000-capacity truck terminal will be constructed in the Ijanikin axis of the state. It will serve as another parking lot for articulated trucks in the state in
Apapa Corridor of Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project Begins Next Week – FG
Lagos - The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday assured that work on the Apapa corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Rail project would commence next week, according to a report from the Vanguard. At its Wednesday's Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, it approved N72.9 billion for the reconstruction of the road from