Electric Vehicle: Prospects and Possibility in Nigeria.

Abstract

The rate at which the global automotive industry advances in technology with its attendant benefits in eco-friendliness has become a wake-up thought to Nigerian automotive industries. With the available resources and technical know-how in Nigeria for the production of internal combustion engine (ICE) automobile, there should be nascent interest and political will to produce Electric Vehicles (EVs) as well in Nigeria. However, the challenges of insufficient, unstable electricity supply, good road network, procurement of batteries and provision of charging facilities critical for the EVs will have to be tackled to realise the vision as elucidated in this study. It is hoped that the recommendations prescribed would be a good roadmap for a promising country like Nigeria to compete favourably with other developed countries in EV production.