Mercedes-Benz has reached an agreement to accelerate the development of solid-state batteries. Mercedes-Benz announced the new relationship with Factorial Energy to accelerate the development of solid-state battery technology. The German automaker will collaborate with a solid-state battery company based in the United States to create the long-awaited next-generation battery technology. Next year, the two businesses plan to begin testing prototype cells. See Also: $2.7M Mercedes-AMG One Customer Deliveries Reportedly Delayed Till 2022 In the next five years, a “small series” of Mercedes vehicles equipped with the technology will hit the road. Mercedes has made a strategic investment in Factorial and will appoint a director to the board of directors. Markus Schäfer, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz Cars, stated that the investment is in the “high double-digit million dollar range,” but provided no further details. Factorial, one of the top developers of solid-state battery technology, recently received funding from Stellantis as part of a collaborative venture to develop solid-state batteries. Solid-state batteries are one of the most promising – and much awaited – battery technologies currently being developed. It uses a solid-state electrolyte rather of the liquid electrolytes that are most commonly utilized. As a result, the units have a far higher energy density, which translates to a longer range and faster charging periods. Mercedes-Benz is developing solid-state batteries as one of a number of battery technologies that it may adopt in the future, including organic batteries in the long run. See Also: 2022...
The freshly restored Ijebu Ode/Epe expressway in Ogun State is set to be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in December. This was revealed by the Ogun...
Godswill Ezekiel Ugbe, a middle-aged man, was detained by the Cross River State Police Command in Calabar for attempting to sell his employer’s car for a...
The Federal Road Safety Corps’ Lagos State Command paid a visit to road accident victims on Monday as part of events commemorating the 2021 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. To commemorate the day, the team from the Ikorodu unit paid a visit to the General Hospital in the Ikorodu area of the state and donated some supplies to the patients. The team was welcomed by the Director of the health facility, Taiwo Hassan, according to a statement headed ‘FRSC Team Visits Road Accident Victims in General Hospital Ikorodu.’ “The road is not the sole thing that causes accidents,” Hassan stated during the tour. See Also: FRSC Is Not A Revenue-generating agency – FRSC Boss Drivers must also be warned about ingesting anything that may cause...
Natacha Akide, better known as Tacha, the Big Brother Naija reality TV personality, has encouraged company owners to use caution when hiring support employees. On Monday, the former Big Brother Naija housemate shared an Instagram story about her experience with a driver she hired in August after the previous one had her vehicle impounded by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. “A new driver was hired, and I felt everything was well until I received a message from the administration of the facility where I stay, thanking me for my stay and asking to speak with me for a few minutes. See Also: Watch : Tacha Loads Her Mercedes Car On Car-Carrier As She Plans To Use The Ride In...
Puddle lights are lamps that are fitted into the lower half of a vehicle’s outside mirrors and illuminate the ground beneath the front door. When the driver approaches the vehicle and unlocks it using a remote key fob, they’re normally triggered. See Also: What’s The Difference Between A Sunroof And A Moonroof? When the doors are open, at least some vehicles have similar lights integrated into the lower margins of the front (and sometimes rear) doors, so the same area is lit. This is especially handy while getting out of the car, because the open door would otherwise obstruct the light coming from behind the mirror, preventing this region from being lighted. While the initial purpose of puddle lights was to illuminate the ground where a person would walk right before getting into (or out of) the car to warn them of puddles, ice, or rough pavement, they have now evolved to serve another reason: fashion. Puddle lights had been there for at least a decade when a few manufacturers decided to change the lenses to include the vehicle’s name, logo, or other graphic for 2015. This was done by Land Rover, for example. Buick, Lincoln, and Mini, to mention a few, all did. This provided a fashionable, premium touch that rapidly became a status symbol – primarily because it looks really cool. Puddle lights are now standard on many automobiles, and they’re also available as aftermarket add-on extras. See Also: Davido Buys...
The Munich-based automaker, BMW, over the weekend, gave the first examples of the completely electric BMW i4 to new owners three months ahead of schedule. The battery-electric Gran Coupe began production just a month ago, with the first examples rolling out of a factory that now produces the BMW 3-Series sedan and Touring versions, the BMW M3, and the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe, and is approaching its 100th anniversary. While most automakers focus on electric SUVs and crossovers, the battery-electric Gran Coupe will compete with similar options from Tesla and Polestar at launch. See Also: Biden Under Pressure To Set Date To End Sale Of Petrol Cars According to BMW, the base model will have a range of around 300 miles, though exact EPA figures won’t be available until a few weeks before the car’s arrival in the United States. “It is a very special...
Sen Gbemisola Saraki, Minister of State for Transportation, has said that the Nigerian Road Transportation Transformation initiative will be presented soon to control the country’s road transportation networks. The Minister stated the Nigerian road transport system was unregulated while speaking at an International Conference held by the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) in Abuja on Monday. See Also: Saraki To Oversee Maritime Sector, Amechi To Oversee Railway Sector “It is general known that the road is mostly uncontrolled,” she says, “but the Road Transport Transformation Programme is on track, and a draft Executive Order (EO) is being fine-tuned by a Committee of stakeholders to significantly change the present narrative of the road subsector.” “Government has upgraded the road stock by deploying innovative funding approaches...
The Toyota-Murtala Mohammed Airport Road link bridge has reopened to traffic after being closed for 11 months. The Lagos State government announced the closing of the bridge on January 10, 2021, following a fire that damaged a portion of the bridge after a diesel-laden tanker burst. Related Post: 5-Mths After, Motorists Berates Govt’s Attitude As Closure Of Airport Link Bridge Lingers After six months of closure, repair work on the damaged bridge began, and it was scheduled to reopen to traffic by the end of September, but the government postponed the reopening to complete more work. See Also: Sanwo-Olu Administration Achievements (2019-Date) In...
Air Peace expands its fleet with the addition of two new Airbus 320 aircraft. Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest carrier, has received two Airbus 320s to expand...
The Federal Government has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service to halt 91 private jets belonging to certain wealthy Nigerians for allegedly refusing to pay import fees...
Nissan plans to invest over 2 trillion yen (£13.2 billion) on vehicle electrification over the next five years. Its Sunderland facility plays a vital role in the battle against traditional carmakers and experts such as Tesla. The Japanese automaker, a decade ago, introduced Leaf model, one of the world’s first mass-market electric vehicles (EVs). Nissan announced it would produce 23 “electrified” vehicle types by 2030, with 15 of them totally electric. Hybrids would make up the rest. See Also: Check Out This Nissan Driving Shoes To Match...
Work and Play, Nigeria’s leading motorsport organizer, has released the country’s first local street car racing app. The app was unveiled on Friday at a ceremony...
A delegation from Akwa Ibom State, led by members of the Ibom Deep Seaport Committee, is now in Seoul, South Korea. They are in South Korea...
Volvo isn’t the first brand that springs to mind when it comes to elevated, knobby-tyred, four-wheel-drive vintage SUVs. Nonetheless, it is precisely what we have here....
Mr Olukayode Popoola, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, announced on Sunday a six-day traffic diversion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, beginning Monday, to expedite construction work. The detour, according to Popoola, is needed to allow Julius Berger, the project’s first contractor, to pour asphalt between Arepo and Warewa, a distance of 1.5 kilometers. See Also: NDLEA Seizes Cakes Made With Indian Hemp On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway He explained that the ground around the Punch area needs to be prepared, necessitating the traffic diversion to expedite development. Popoola added that the traffic diversion would be on the...
When Porsche first presented the Cayenne in 2003, brand aficionados were on the verge of revolting. How could the legendary German sports car manufacturer build an...
Due to a pandemic, the 2022 Brussels motor show has been canceled. According to the event’s organizers, the cancelation is due to the increasing coronavirus situation...
Beginning in 2022, all new English homes must have electric vehicle chargers installed, according to a new law. The new legislation are designed to make the...
This 1994 Porsche 964 was in the 1995 film ‘Bad Boys’ that featured Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film was directed by Michael Bay, who...
According to Metro police, one person was killed in a high-speed single-car crash late Friday in the east valley that split the vehicle into two sections. The driver of a burgundy 2006 Chrysler 300 was driving south on Hollywood Boulevard when the vehicle turned and collided with a huge utility support pole near Turtle Hill Road, just south of Stewart Avenue, according to Metro police. See Also: Shocking: A Tesla Cuts Into Two From A Crash (Watch Video) At the site, the driver was pronounced deceased. According to authorities, the accident occurred at 11:50 p.m. on Friday. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which began to revolve counterclockwise as it traveled southeast, crossing Hollywood’s northbound lanes. The driver’s death is the 131st traffic-related death in the jurisdiction of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in 2021. See Also: Car Thief Sentenced To...
Steve Ayika, a nightclub owner in Kano, was discovered dead in a tinted Lexus car with his mistress. They were found dead inside a Lexus car along Katsina Road in Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State in the early...
To commemorate its 60th anniversary, Renault has unveiled the AIR4, a future flying version of the original Renault 4. The exhibition car is “built for future roadways that are imagined to be in the air,” according to the French manufacturer, and it “provides a...
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has begun clearing and removing water hyacinth from the state’s jetties and terminals. Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, the General Manager of LASWA, stated this in a statement released on Friday in Lagos. According to Emmanuel, pegging and removal of the water hyacinth had begun in locations where the infestation was severe and had a negative impact on navigation. See Also: I will Provide Efficient Rail and Waterways Transportation As Alternative To Road Transport – Gov. Sanwo-Olu LASWA, together with other State MDAs and Federal Agencies, were working together on the project and had mobilized enough people and machinery to begin removing the tough weed. The initial part of the project, according to the General Manager, was pegging down the water hyacinth to prevent its spread and infestation across ferry channels. Following that, the aquatic weed would be properly cleared utilizing both physical labor and weed harvesting machinery. He said that the initiative will reduce the risk of boat engines being damaged by the floating aquatic vegetation and remove travel time delays....
Today, every car on the road has a turn signal. The turn signal’s aim is to alert other road users to your intentions. Changing lanes, turning a corner, or pulling over to the side of the road are examples of such intents. If you’re a proponent of safe driving, it’s critical that other road users are aware of your goals. See Also: How To Survive When Your Car Is Getting Washed Away By Floodwater Even though using a turn signal appears to be simple, the majority of people do not know how to do so efficiently. You’ll wind up sending the wrong signals to other road users if you use it the wrong way. And this is very likely to result in an accident. Here are some tips on how to use your turn signal successfully while driving. 1. Before braking, use your turn signal. Although it may seem strange to some, turning on your turn signal before putting on the brake is the proper procedure. Drivers and other road users behind you will be able to see why you’re braking. ...
According to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), certain staff have been suspended for allegedly extorting a passenger at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport. FAAN’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, announced this in a statement released on Saturday in Lagos. The action, according to Yakubu, was in keeping with management’s desire to purge the nation’s airport of corrupt officials. See Also: Airport Security Personnel Being Screened By DSS To Carry Guns The officers have been suspended, according to her, from the Authority’s Aviation Security and Customer Service departments. She claimed that their accomplice’s Nigeria Immigration Service On Duty Card had been revoked. According to Yakubu, the measure was taken to serve as a deterrent to other rotten eggs in the system who want to ruin the country’s image. See Also: Nigerian Airports Handle 6.4 Million Passengers...
This year’s Auto Awards will hold at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, December 1. The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association is hosting the event (NAJA). On that date, the eventual winners in each of the categories are likely to be announced. Expectations are high, as...
Security services have been ordered to increase surveillance and patrol efforts along the Abuja-Kaduna Road by President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, told...
With the implementation of fifth-generation technology in Nigeria, Nigerians can expect terabytes per second for smart cities, self-driving cars. This is according to Prof. Umar Danbatta,...
A New Jersey police officer is suspected of fatally striking a pedestrian, bringing the man’s body home to decide what to do with it, and then...
