Harrymig1:
Wether or not the government fight this development, I believe we will definitely adopt the use of electric cars, it's only a matter of time.

LuciferAkbar:


They just don't know it yet.

In 20 years, it will be only electric cars being imported. Even Rolls Royce is going electric.

What will the Presidents & Senators drive then? Fairly used conventional cars?

Lord Lugard was right, the black man only thinks of the present - he doesn't think about the future.

The current PHCN rate is N4 per kw which means to charge a Tesla 3 Long Range version fully will cost;
4 naira x 75 kilowatts = N300.
Let’s assume the charging centre will add some miscellaneous costs to drive up the price to N500 or N1,000.

wirinet:
[s]I don't have the time or the energy to debunk most of your false assumptions, [/s] but this one stands out.


PHCN rates varies between N21per kwh to about N28 per kwh for residential rate. Commercial rates are higher and higher still for 3 phase meter.

I am certain a charging station with expensive charging infrastructure and attendants would not cost less than N50 per kwh if power source is NEPA. If it is generator it can double that.

LuciferAkbar:


I used the lowest NERC rate for residential.

Even if tarriff rate is N50 per kw (highly unlikely), it will take 3750 for a full charge which is way cheaper than buying fuel for Lagos to Benin/Asaba.

You have no point here.

wirinet:

Which classification of tariff is N4/kwh?

How many times to you go to the petrol station and find out that their dispensers are being powered by generator?
N50/kwh is even a low estimate. NERC is set to increase tarrif very soon and tarrif are set for periodic increase every couple of years.

LuciferAkbar:


Like I stated above, SIM cards used to be N20,000, today it's practically free. Electric cars will be no different because demand will force all these tariffs down.

Don't forget there are other forms of electricity asides PHCN.

I'm glad how your concerns are no longer about availability of electricity. Don't worry about the cost, Nigerians will go for it if it proves its worth.

The Tesla 3 costs $35,000 ≈ N12,775,000
The Toyota Camry 2019 costs $25,000 ≈ N9,125,000

Just 3 million naira more

LuciferAkbar:
Followienergy the series of very uninformed comments I have been seeing on this forum since yesterday, I’d love to clarify a few things about electric cars that strangely, many Nigerians do not seem to know.

Some people have stated severally that “Nigeria is not ready for electric cars, where is the electricity for it, electricity will be constant first”, etc forgetting that they charge their phones every day. These assertions are wrong and I will explain.

I’ll try to make my write-up as concise as possible.

NB: I will base all my explanations on the best electric car currently – the Tesla Model 3.


1. Range: Electric cars can last several miles on one charge. The Tesla 3 Long Range version lasts 325 miles / 500km on one charge.

Let’s consider this:
Ikeja-Lekki is 30 miles (according to Google directions) & Lekki-Yaba is 20 miles. We'll be more realistic and factor in the mad Lagos traffic & double the distances. So, (Ikeja–Lekki = 60miles & Yaba-Lekki = 40 miles). Let’s also double that figure to represent the to & fro distance which now makes (Ikeja –Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 120miles & Yaba-Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 80 miles).

So, 325 miles / 80 miles ≈ 4 days
325 miles / 120 miles ≈ 3 days

This means that worst case scenario, a Tesla 3 can take you from home to work for 3 days for Ikeja-Lekki route and a good 4 days for Yaba-Lekki route ON ONE CHARGE.
Lagos to Ibadan =130km
Lagos to Benin =314km
Lagos to Asaba = 436km

This means you can take a full charge straight to Asaba without bothering about recharging. For Ibadan, you will go & return without any need to recharge.

You will all agree that this is very good.

sooperrescue:
Hybrid is not working, ehybrid is failing , e cars will come and go. With ehybrid, you can even charge it in your house overnight and from the Porsche panerama that was sold recently for butcher, the plug in charger was bad and the car failed. It was sold for 1m. A 2014 car. I will open a demolition center, the cells of the battery can be converted to better use.

LuciferAkbar:
Following the series of very uninformed comments I have been seeing on this forum since yesterday, I’d love to clarify a few things about electric cars that strangely, many Nigerians do not seem to know.

Some people have stated severally that “Nigeria is not ready for electric cars, where is the electricity for it, electricity will be constant first”, etc forgetting that they charge their phones every day. These assertions are wrong and I will explain.

I’ll try to make my write-up as concise as possible.

NB: I will base all my explanations on the best electric car currently – the Tesla Model 3.


1. Range: Electric cars can last several miles on one charge. The Tesla 3 Long Range version lasts 325 miles / 500km on one charge.

Let’s consider this:
Ikeja-Lekki is 30 miles (according to Google directions) & Lekki-Yaba is 20 miles. We'll be more realistic and factor in the mad Lagos traffic & double the distances. So, (Ikeja–Lekki = 60miles & Yaba-Lekki = 40 miles). Let’s also double that figure to represent the to & fro distance which now makes (Ikeja –Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 120miles & Yaba-Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 80 miles).

So, 325 miles / 80 miles ≈ 4 days
325 miles / 120 miles ≈ 3 days

This means that worst case scenario, a Tesla 3 can take you from home to work for 3 days for Ikeja-Lekki route and a good 4 days for Yaba-Lekki route ON ONE CHARGE.
Lagos to Ibadan =130km
Lagos to Benin =314km
Lagos to Asaba = 436km

This means you can take a full charge straight to Asaba without bothering about recharging. For Ibadan, you will go & return without any need to recharge.

You will all agree that this is very good.

autologic:
Wether u want to believe or not ,EV is the future and the technology is getting cheaper and better everyday .
EV is the best selling car right now in Norway ,similar country like ours that has has abundance of crude oil deposit .
Serious thinking countries have committed huge resources and setting the right policy to encourage the disruption of vehicle technology in favour of EV and slamming huge tax to discontinue the production of fossil fuel powered vehicle while we still debating whether is feasible or not .The future is much closer than we think .

wirinet:
Another Fable (my Yoruba brothers will say Fabu) is this;

The Telsa 3 is $35,000 in the US, by the time you add cost of shipping, insurance and import duties, and then dealers margin the cost will reach at least $70,000. At N360 to the dollar, that is about N25 million.

A toyota camry 2019 model that sells between $25,000 - $30,000 sells around N20 million according to jiji.com.
I guess a Tesla 3 that sells for $35,000 will sell for up to N30 million

sooperrescue:

What about in America? Is it the best selling thing there. Before it will be number 1 in the US, they would have dumped all their fossil cars on us. The phev and hybrid cars are not working properly in the country and you say that electric cars is the future. We are busy copying these them and their situation is not the same as us here. Tomorrow we will ban cars driving into alausa because Paris did the same thing.

wirinet:
[s]Another Fable (my Yoruba brothers will say Fabu) is this;

The Telsa 3 is $35,000 in the US, by the time you add cost of shipping, insurance and import duties, and then dealers margin the cost will reach at least $70,000. At N360 to the dollar, that is about N25 million.

A toyota camry 2019 model that sells between $25,000 - $30,000 sells around N20 million according to jiji.com.
I guess a Tesla 3 that sells for $35,000 will sell for up to N30 million[/s]

HeavenlyBang:

[s]

Also, there's not a single Model 3 that costs $35k. Most start from 42k upwards. [/s]

LeJeun3:


Where you will park and charge, and Armed robbers will use this petrol car and come and rob you.... where you are charging for N300

snipesdam:
As long as like EVs, without charge stations along ore Benin, you will make that asaba trip on a full charged Telsa Model 3 500km. A typical Nigeria will exceed 100km/h on the high way which will reduce range the batter would have carried you. To successfully make long trips with EVs in Nigeria you must have Super charge stations on the highway.

Where you will park and charge, and Armed robbers will use this petrol car and come and rob you.... where you are charging for N300

autologic:

Typical African only think of their present needs ,not so much concerned about the future or even planning for next few decades ,no wonder we are so backward intellectually and technologically ,no forward thinking plan at all ,what a pity .
The sole reason for EV is solely for environment and emission which which largely affects our health well-being and survival .
This environmental factors is what brought about the partial zero level gasoline vehicles ( SULEV,LEV
etc I) found in today's modern a cars which relies heavily on computer systems and modules ,which eventually replaced the ancient old mechanically driven carburetor engines . People with myopic view too cannot fathom the possible wide adoption of computer controlled nowadays modern car to replace the dianosour carburettor cars but they were proved wrong eventually .
Demands bring about technology innovation and eventual reduction in cost of productions ,check the stastics in demands of EV in US ,it is increasing geometrically ,it is a just a matter of time that it will surpass the old school fossil fuel powered vehicle .
Yes we are reactive people and we will be forced to follow the same pattern adopted by sane cline to have a reasonable emission law that favours EV when we start to have environmental issues caused by vehicle emissions ,it is just a matter of time thanks to our increasing cars population.
Recalling from history California formulated the strictest emission law and best safety standards that we see today in US spec car not for economic reasons but survival .

snipesdam:
As long as like EVs, without charge stations along ore Benin, you will not make that asaba trip on a full charged Telsa Model 3 with 500km range. A typical Nigeria will exceed 100km/h on the high way which will reduce range the battery would have carried you. To successfully make long trips with EVs in Nigeria you must have Super charge stations on the highway.

Modified
@lejeun3 you didn't get I said. I Didn't read through what I wrote and edit.



Best area to use EV na inside city not highway. Imagine running out of battery @ Benin ore, Ahoda east west road or somewhere in kogi heading to Abuja.

LuciferAkbar:
Following the series of very uninformed comments I have been seeing on this forum since yesterday, I’d love to clarify a few things about electric cars that strangely, many Nigerians do not seem to know.

Some people have stated severally that “Nigeria is not ready for electric cars, where is the electricity for it, electricity will be constant first”, etc forgetting that they charge their phones every day. These assertions are wrong and I will explain.

I’ll try to make my write-up as concise as possible.

NB: I will base all my explanations on the best electric car currently – the Tesla Model 3.


1. Range: Electric cars can last several miles on one charge. The Tesla 3 Long Range version lasts 325 miles / 500km on one charge.

Let’s consider this:
Ikeja-Lekki is 30 miles (according to Google directions) & Lekki-Yaba is 20 miles. We'll be more realistic and factor in the mad Lagos traffic & double the distances. So, (Ikeja–Lekki = 60miles & Yaba-Lekki = 40 miles). Let’s also double that figure to represent the to & fro distance which now makes (Ikeja –Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 120miles & Yaba-Lekki to & fro with serious traffic = 80 miles).

So, 325 miles / 80 miles ≈ 4 days
325 miles / 120 miles ≈ 3 days

This means that worst case scenario, a Tesla 3 can take you from home to work for 3 days for Ikeja-Lekki route and a good 4 days for Yaba-Lekki route ON ONE CHARGE.
Lagos to Ibadan =130km
Lagos to Benin =314km
Lagos to Asaba = 436km

This means you can take a full charge straight to Asaba without bothering about recharging. For Ibadan, you will go & return without any need to recharge.

You will all agree that this is very good.

LeJeun3:




Read you loud and clear....!

The supercharge location would have to be highly secure because of armed robbers along the lonely route we ply.

The other statement was a pun intended for the OP