Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Nigerian Vice President, got himself busy, as he test drove Nigeria’s first locally assembled electric car, Kona, from Hyundai.
Osinbajo test drove the electric car in an exhibition tour of made-in-Nigeria products at the opening ceremony of Nigeria @ 60 Expo, held at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
The electric car, Kona, which is a brand from Hyundai, is manufactured by Stallion Motors. It was launched in Lagos, Nigeria, last year November by Governor Sanwo-Olu and also in Abuja by the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu, in February 2021.
Vice President Osinbajo made the following remarks after he test drove Nigeria’s first locally-made electric car;
“A very good drive; fantastic; it just shows what is possible. I am glad to see that this is an assembled in Nigeria electric car. You can literally charge it anywhere; I think it is a very fantastic innovation; fantastic product, and I can tell because I drove it.’’
However, Nigerians have criticized the launch of the Kona- the electric car, because of the epileptic power supply which has become worse in recent time.
