Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum, has complimented the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu over the new electric automobile manufactured in Nigeria.
While speaking at a meeting with the Stallion Group on February 5, he had disclosed the first Nigerian made electric car, Hyundai Kona, in Abuja.
The car has a price tag of N24 million per one, with 5 years battery and manufacturers’ warranty, 100 per cent electric, zero-emission and Hassle-free charging at home and workplace.
After conducting a test-run by the NADDC director-general, Jelani Aliyu, at the agency’s headquarters, Ambassador Mariam Katagun expressed amusement over the development being recorded at the NADDC under the leadership of Mr Aliyu.
According to her, the car is in a string with the initiatives of the Federal Government to further decrease emissions of toxic particles into the air.
Mr Aliyu in a different interview emphasized that by 2025, at least 30 per cent of passenger vehicles in Nigeria will be electric.
According to him, electric cars have come to stay, adding that Nigeria would not be left out in the transition from fuel-powered vehicles to electric cars.
Mr Aliyu said the Federal Government has invested about $1 billion in the auto industry in Nigeria as of 2019.
The NADDC boss said the Stallion Group, which led the innovation in electric cars in Nigeria, has invested about $300 million in Nigeria.