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Popularly known as Ijapa (Tortoise) here in Nigeria, the Volkswagen Beetle was one of the most desired vehicle in its time.

How much do you really know about this vehicle, that made villagers envy and worship anyone who could afford it those days ?


Let’s find out some facts.

1.
Adolf Hitler(yes, the same Hitler), played a role in the birth of the VW Beetle .He wanted a “people’s car” that German families could afford.

2.
Hitler enlisted the services of Ferdinand Porsche (yup, the same Porsche you are thinking about ), to make this legendary machine.

3.
The production of the VW Beetle spanned from 1938-2018 and a total of 21,529,464 were already built as at 2003 !!

Making it the longest produced vehicle in history!.

4.
Just like Nigeria calls it “Ijapa” (Tortoise) almost every country has a nick name for it. In France they call it “Coccinelle” which means ladybug. Italy calls it Beetle but in their own language it’s “Maggiolino”. Bolivia calls it the “Peta”, which means turtle, and Indonesia uses “Kodak” (frog).

5.
The VW Beetle was designed in 1925 by a 18 year old Hungarian student, Bela Barenyi.She is recognized for designing the basic foundations of this car.

6.
The VW Beetle was originally called “Volkswagen Type 1”

7.
According to Wikipedia, Volkswagen Beetle had just two assembly plants in Africa, one in South Africa(Uitenhage) and the other in Nigeria(Lagos)

8.
The blue whale’s heart is about the size of a VW beetle.

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In 1949 VW Beetle convertible was produced, in 1950 Beetle became the best-selling car of the decade with a market share of 40%.

10.
The millionth Beetle was built in 1955.

Hope you added something to your library of facts.

Thanks for reading .And don’t forget to share.

By Donald3d

https://autojosh.com/11-facts-volkswagen-beetle-probably-never-knew/

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Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese car maker Toyota.

Autojosh.com present to you “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Lexus”

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Lexus is one of the newest car brands in the world. Other brands date back to early or mid 1900s , Lexus was released for the first time 1989 with the LS model, weird to imagine that Toyota nursed the idea for 6years (since 1983)


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Only the best Toyota manufacturing professionals are allowed to apply for Lexus manufacturing. Quality control is taken very serious in the production of Lexus products.

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The Lexus LFA Nurburgring is the most expensive automobile in the entire Lexus and Toyota fleet. It starts at about $375,000(#140million), only 500 LFAs were made within two years despite the fact that it took them 10years to start production ..
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Ford CEO Alan Mullay was caught driving a Lexus LS 460 in 2006. This is considered outrageous and regarded as insurbodination. When asked ,he said “it was the finest car in the world”

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Lexus is the industry leader in practical hybrid vehicles

6.
Lexus sold its first car in japan in 2005. This was 16yrs after it was available in American market as a luxury brand.

7.
Lexus makes its leather upholstery only from cows who live on farms with no barbed wire fence.. the reason being that barbed wires could scar the Leather and leave imperfections. Like I said earlier, quality control is strict

8.
Lexus was the first to offer 6 cd charger ..in 1995

Lastly as I have always mentioned ,quality control is so strict that when a certain Toyota defect was noticed ,they took a drastic action. A certain road traffic accident occurred as a result of the floor mat of the driver’s side causing the accelerator pedal to get stuck, Lexus-Toyota company recalled 42 million cars worldwide to correct that defect.

Hope you enjoyed theses facts ,pls feel free to add your own facts.

https://autojosh.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-lexus/

What’s your take on this?

Would you agree to take a ride on this car?

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He is just 23 years old.

Yet, Raheem Shaquille Sterling, the professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premiership club, Manchester City, already owns cars that most of us can only dream about.

The English national team player has gained fame for driving different exotic automobiles every day of the week.

Some cars in his amazing collection include Range rover, Audi, Mercedes G-class, Bentley Bentayga.etc.

Autojosh.com presents “Raheem Sterling’s Cars Collection”.


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Bentley GTX 700-4. Worth: ₦240.4 million(£500k)


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Raheem Sterling has a liking for Range Rover cars.


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A Mercedes G Class is part of the Raheem Sterling Car Collection


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Audi A7 Sport-back . Worth: ₦26.4 million (£54,940)


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The English footballer has several Range Rover cars.


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Black Range Rover


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Porsche Cayenne Worth: ₦47.6million (£99k )


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Daimler AG Smart car (EV) wrapped in black matte. Worth: ₦5.7 million (£12k)


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The English National team player also owns a Bentley Bentayga


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Audi Q7. Worth: ₦23 million (£47,755)


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Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. This car was involved in a car crash in 2015 after he lent it to his friend.


https://autojosh.com/checkout-man-city-midfielder-raheem-sterlings-cars-collection/

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They are multi-millionaires. Well, two of them are actually billionaires. In Dollars.

So, clearly, they are financially-equipped to acquire any kind of car that the automotive industry has to offer.

These extremely moneyed Nigerians own at least one of the world’s most prized luxury cars – the Rolls-Royce.

However, there is something unique about this set of Rolls-Royce-owning Nigerians: they keep and use their Rolls-Royces in the UK . Well, some of them actually also have Rolls-Royces in Nigeria

Autojosh.com presents a profile of some Nigerians who own Roll-Royces that are stationed for their use in the UK.


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Prince Dapo Abiodun

Prince Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun is the CEO of Heyden Petroleum Limited.

He is also the CEO of Innovative Ventures Limited and Securitel Consult Limited – an indigenous Nigerian company specializing in the provision of telecommunication systems, electronic safety and security engineering from 1991 till date.

Prince Abiodun is also the Chairman of First Power Limited, a power generating company from 2009 till date.

Prince Dapo Abiodun owns a Rolls-Royce Ghost. It is kept in his London home.


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Chief Dele Fejemirokun

Chief Dele Fajemirokun served as Chairman of Food Concept and Entertainment Plc. He currently serves on the Board of many companies in various capacities as both Chairman and Director.

He is the Chairman of AIICO Insurance Nigeria Plc, Xerox HS (Nigeria) Limited, Kings Guards Limited, Logic Sciences Limited, Spar Aerospace and GS Telecom amongst others.

Chief Dele Fejemirokun owns an old Phantom in Nigeria. However, he keeps a newer model Rolls-Royce Phantom (series 2) in his London home.


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Tunde Folawiyo

Babatunde Tijani Folawiyo is the Managing Director of Yinka Folawiyo Group, which has interests in energy, agriculture, shipping, real estate and engineering.

He also serves as Director of MTN Nigeria Ltd. Tunde also founded Folawiyo Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of the Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies.

According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of $650 million and is the 39th richest person in Africa.

He is not known to own a Rolls-Royce in Nigeria. However, he has a Rolls Royce Wraith in his London penthouse.


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Otunba Mike Adenuga

Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr owns Globacom, Nigeria’s second-largest telecom operator. Globacom also has presence in Ghana and Benin.

Mike Adenuga also owns stakes in the Equitorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil PLC.

In 2017, Forbes estimated his net worth at $5.8 billion, which makes him the second-wealthiest Nigerian behind Aliko Dangote, with a net worth of $14.1 billion.

The Globacom chairman rarely make public appearances. He does not own a Rolls-Royce in Nigeria. He, however, owns and keeps one in London.


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Femi Otedola

Femi Otedola is a Nigerian businessman, entrepreneur philanthropist, and chairman of Forte Oil PLC, an importer of petroleum products.

He is also the founder of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Ltd, and the owner of a number of other businesses across shipping, real estate and finance.

He recently invested in power generation as part of the liberalisation of the sector in Nigeria.

In Nigeria, Femi Otedola owns a fleet of Mercedes Benz cars. However, in London, Femi owns 2 Rolls-Royces – one, a 4-door and another, a convertible Rolls-Royce.


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Segun Fagboyegun

Segun Fagboyegun is the Managing Director and CEO of JOF Nigeria Limited. He has had over 25 years experience in the fields of Law, Finance and Business Management.

He is the founder of Segun Fagboyegun & Associates, a firm of solicitors, advocates and legal consultants based in Lagos.

JOF Nigeria Ltd has visible presence in key sectors of the Nigerian economy such as Commodity Trading, Import and Export Services, Logistic Services, Real Estate Development, Portfolio Investments in Shares and Vegetable Oil Manufacturing.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of several reputable companies including Tulip Cocoa Processing Ltd. and Araromi Ayesan Oil Plantation Plc, amongst others. He is a member of the Institute of Directors (London).

Segun Fagboyegun is one of the elite Nigerians who although he does not own a Rolls-Royce here in Nigeria, owns one in London.


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Aare Bolu Akin Olugbade

Prince Bolu Akin Olugbade, the Are Ona Kakanfo of Owu Kingdom (Chief of Defence of Owu Kingdom) is a philanthropist and a one time Nigeria’s presidential aspirant.

He is an avid Rolls-Royce collector. At the last count, he has acquired about 10 Rolls-Royces.

His 10 Rolls Royce cars are in his different homes scattered all across the globe.

However, he has two stationed in the UK that he uses whenever he is there.

https://autojosh.com/7-nigerians-who-own-rolls-royces-in-the-uk/

The Lagos State Government says plans have been put in place to stop the issuance of road worthiness certificate without examination of the vehicle. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode made this known at the inauguration of eight computerized vehicle inspection centers spread across the state recently.

The governor stated that with the centers in place, the issuance of road worthiness certificates would be hinged on the inspection of vehicles at any of the testing centres. He also said before the end of the year, 10 more centers would be opened.


He said the state government would partner the Federal Roads Safety Corps in ensuring that only roadworthy vehicles were allowed to ply all roads in the state. The governor also urged the FRSC to continue to collaborate with the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and the Vehicle Inspection Service in ensuring that vehicles posing threats to safety on the roads were impounded and taken off the road.

“The plan is to replicate the centres in all the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas of the state. We have taken this route to ensure we do not repeat what happened between 2013 and 2016, when over 416 lives were lost and 2,498 were injured due to road crashes on our roads as a result of human errors which research has proved to be responsible for 90 per cent of accidents, while mechanical and environmental factors account for only 10 per cent. Since the inauguration of the two centres at Ojodu and Ikorodu, 93,768 vehicles have been taken there between April 2017 and December 2017. Of these, 53,970 vehicles passed, 39,798 failed and 29, 977 of those that failed had a retest and passed. It is noteworthy that over 60 per cent of the vehicles that failed did so as a result of faulty brakes while others failed due to issues relating to lighting, suspensions, tyres and so on” he said.

https://autojosh.com/lagos-state-to-stop-road-worthiness-certificate-issuance-without-vehicle-inspection/

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To his family, he is known as David Adedeji Adeleke.

However, to the rest of the world, he is better known by the stage name, Davido.

Davido is an Atlanta-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, record producer and record label head-honcho.

His amazing success in the music enterprise, at a relatively young age, has earned for him considerable fortune.

In the short period in his musical reign, Davido has made some very expensive acquisitions. For instance, he acquired for himself not a few choice cars.

His garages – here in Nigeria and at his Atlanta home – have a vast array of fascinating automobiles.

Some of them include; a 2018 , Audi R8 Coupe , Chevrolet Camaro, 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 450, Porsche Carrera, Mercedes Benz Sedan AMG, Porsche Panamera Turbo S, Range Rover Sport, Mercedes G Wagon, etc.

Interestingly, and ironically too, of all the cars that the “Dami Duro” crooner has acquired, the Porsche Cayenne that he gifted his girlfriend, Chioma, on her 23rd birthday, has turned out to be his most popular automobile acquisition yet.

Autojosh.com presents the car collection of Davido.

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https://autojosh.com/checkout-davidos-stupendous-car-collection/

Sequel to our post on Important Things You Need to Know About The Always Neglected Fuel Filler Cap, we bring to you this post.

This is to enable you know when your fuel filler cap is failing or has gone bad.

As we have said in the previous post, the fuel filler cap of your car is very important and should be good at all times.

If the fuel filler cap is bad or failing, there are usually few symptoms that you will notice to announce to you there is a potential problem.

Below are the symptoms:
1. Fuel filler cap doesn’t tighten properly:
This is among the first symptom of a bad or failing fuel filler cap. When you want to tighten it after filling up your tank, it doesn’t tighten as it should.
Usually, it should click once they are adequately tightened; there is a mechanism handling the clicking.
If after all effort to tighten it and it does not click, or still loose after the click, it’s a sign that the cap is damaged and need to be replaced.

2. You always perceive fuel smell:
Once the fuel cap isn’t tight as it should be, there is every tendency that fuel will evaporate out of the fuel tank. This is because proper seal is not provided by the fuel filler cap.
When you start perceiving fuel smell from your vehicle, just know that something is wrong somewhere.
There are other things that can cause fuel smell anyways.

3. Check Engine/Service Engine Indication lamp comes on:
As minor it may seem, this fuel filler cap can trigger the check engine malfunction lamp to come on. If there are issues of the fuel filler cap properly sealing the fuel tank as it should, it will just trigger the check engine light.
A leaky fuel filler cap will compromise your vehicle’s emission system.

A lot of things can trigger the check engine light, so read our post on Top 6 Reasons Your Check Engine Light May Be On And Also Blinking

https://autojosh.com/symptoms-of-bad-failing-fuel-filler-cap/

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Herbert Macaulay Road is a prime road in Yaba, Lagos. It has a length of about 5.13 kilometers.

The road is gradually earning the status of Nigeria’s version of Silicon Valley. This is so because it is home to a growing number of tech companies.

Note that Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba, was Facebook’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, first port of call during his visit to Nigeria in August 2016.

Now that entire aside, Herbert Macaulay Road also has some very interesting landmarks.

For instance, the stretch of Herbert Macaulay road, starting from Adekunle Bus-stop to Jibowu, lies 8 very conspicuous pedestrian bridges. Arguably, this is the highest number of pedestrian bridges on a single road in Nigeria.

Interestingly, the 8 pedestrian bridges are relevant on that road only as landmarks. No one seem to be interested in putting them to the use that they were designed for.

Well, aside from the fact that Lagosians are legends for being in meaningless haste, the relatively narrow Herbert Macaulay roads, together with the light traffic on the road doesn’t exactly help matters.

Perhaps, the authorities should consider an alternative such as speed bumps, zebra crossing and mini-staircases over the elevated medians on the road.

Hopefully, if these are done, “Yabarians” would put them to use.

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Adekunle Pedestrian Bridge

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Adekunle Pedestrian Bridge

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Casino Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Casino Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Domino-Spencer Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Domino-Spencer Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Domino-Spencer Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Library Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Saabo Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Saabo Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Saabo Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Barrack Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Barrack Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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WAEC Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Yabatech Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

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Yabatech Pedestrian Bridge, Herbert Macaulay Road, Yaba

https://autojosh.com/see-the-road-with-the-highest-number-of-pedestrian-bridges-in-nigeria-that-nobody-uses-photos/

A petrol tanker skidded off a road at Imota, Ikorodu, Lagos and crashed into a bush.

The Lagos Response Unit (LRU) came in to salvage the tanker from the bush.

See more photos.

https://autojosh.com/tanker-rams-into-a-bush-at-imota-lagos/

The 1989 born Frank Ugochukwu Edwards is a Nigerian contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and a recording artist from Enugu state.

We want you to take a peep of what his garage looks like.
There is no doubt that the christian gospel musician is a big fan of BMW cars. As you can see, he has two Bimmers.

1. BMW X6:

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2. Chevrolet Camaro:

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3. BMW 5 series (545 Ci):
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https://autojosh.com/the-best-of-what-frank-edwards-drive/

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Paul Okoye is one of the onetime P-Square Duo. He prefers to be addressed as King Rudy or Rude boy now.

We bring to you what his fleet of cars look like. The father of three, twins and then a boy isn’t behind when it comes to cars.

Autojosh presents to you Rude Boy’s Garage.

1. BMW X6:
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2. Range Rover Vogue
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3. Jeep Wrangler:
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https://autojosh.com/paul-p-square-okoyes-cars-garage/

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Multiple cars including a tanker collided with each other on a bridge at Iyana Oworo, Lagos.

Another vehicle almost went off the bridge in this accident that involved at least 7 vehicles.

See more photos and tell us what you think caused the accident.

https://autojosh.com/multiple-cars-collide-with-each-other-at-iyana-oworo-lagos/

I see super cars a lot in Lekki and VI, sometimes Ikeja, and I wonder why people who can afford up to five super cars in their garages with hefty price tags and mind-blowing import duties, have no single electric car in their fleet.
Then I asked myself the question, “why” . Some Electric Vehicles (EVs) are cheaper than some of this super cars, cheaper not just in terms of initial cost of purchase, but also cost of maintenance .

Let’s take a look at some reasons and excuses Nigerians have given for not buying EVs .

Ignorance
Whether we choose to believe it or not, in this digital age, some people still don’t know there are cars that can run without fuel. Remember the driverless car video that went viral in Naija here some weeks ago ?, some people taught their village people were driving the car. Emancipate yourselves from ignorance, electric cars do exist. Funny enough, cars that “technically” run on water also exist, just that they are still undergoing a lot of tests and research. But electric cars really do exist and it’s no longer a scarce commodity.

No Power
The enlightened Nigerians, have a default answer they give anytime you mention electric cars “where the light wey I wan take charge am ? ” . The truth is, technology has improved so much that most of these cars charge considerably fast and some of them can last for a range as much as 300km, some of them are hitting the 400km mark already. Just for scale, the approximate distance between Lagos and Benin is 300km.I doubt if an average Nigerian drives such distance every single day, that means a single charge would last you about 2-3 days if not more ! .

An average electric car charges from 0-100% in approximately 5 hours.With the epileptic supply in most places in Naija, some areas get uninterrupted supply, and if yours is so poor you would get at least 2 -5 hours per day !.

No Parts
Seriously ? , have you seen a Lambo’s or Ferrari’s or Porcshe’s or even Rolls Royce parts in Ladipo market ? (I may be wrong, but I doubt it),but we see people drive these cars, so why giving the same excuses for electric cars that need almost no maintenance . Don’t get me wrong, all machines need to be maintained, but because electric cars don’t have combustion engines, and have considerably less moving parts compared to regular fuel cars, they hardly break down and have faults. Abeg, stop giving this excuse.

No Trained Mechanics
Just like the point made above you would most likely not need frequent fixes, so visiting the mechanic all the time is ruled out.

Cost
Nigerians have a default “incantation” these days, “no money, no money” “we are in Buhari season”.But if you stand at a bus stop in a developed area for 30 minutes you would see at least 5 cars that cost 10 Million Naira or more, that’s excluding the cost of fuel everyday and periodic maintenance .The Ford Focus electric 2018 costs approximately 10.5 Million Naira without fuelling everyday.

Dear reader, why haven’t you bought an electric car if you can afford it ?

I personally think electric cars are the way forward in this country, it would cripple the cost of fuel (law of demand and supply), it would have a massive ripple effect on the economy.

What are your thoughts ?

We would like to hear from you .

By Donald3d

https://autojosh.com/why-are-nigerians-not-buying-electric-cars/

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Two years ago, LASEMA Response Unit was commissioned by his Excellency the Vice-President of Nigeria Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.

In 2 years;

–LASEMA Response Unit has responded to over 21,000 emergencies in Lagos State.

-39,403,025 calls have been received via the 112/767 toll free emergency hotlines.

-2,524 accidents have been responded to and rescued by the LRU.

-The LRU has responded to 234 collapsed buildings incidents.

-Over 1,085 lives have been saved in Lagos.

-180 Emergency Response Consultants recieve distress calls from Lahosians 24/7.

-17 paramedics and 20 fire fighters are always on standby to respond to incidents 24/7.

-482 fire incidents have been contained by the LRU.

-3 additional dispatch centers (Lekki, CAPPA and Onipanu)

Kudos to them.

https://autojosh.com/over-1085-lives-have-been-saved-in-lagos-lagos-response-unit/

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday commissioned eight new computerized vehicle inspection centers in addition to the 10 available centers across the state.

The opening of the centers was aimed at ensuring that vehicles plying Lagos roads meet international standard as well as ensure drastic reduction in road carnage, he said.

The exercise, which would be rounded up today would put an end to human-error prone testing in checking the health status of vehicles on the roads.

The eight new centers are spread across locations in Oko-Oba, Ayobo – Iyana-Ipaja, Oko-Afo, Badagry, PWD, Gbagada, Agric-Isawo and Epe. This newly commissioned centers joined the Ojodu and Odogunyan-Ikorodu centers earlier commissioned in April 2017.

With the centers in place, the government plans to completely eradicate physical inspection of vehicles while the issuance of road worthiness certificate would be hinged on the inspection of vehicles at any of the testing center.

Gov. Ambode who was represented by the commissioner for transportation, Mr Ladi Lawanson said 10 more centers would be commissioned before the end of the year. This is part of the state government’s plan to replicate the centers in all 20 local government and 37 council development areas in the state.

“We’ve taken this route to ensure that unlike what happened between 2013 and 2016, when over 416 lives were lost to road crashes and 2,498 injured. Research has however proved that the road crashes on our roads are as a result of human errors which has proved to be responsible for 90% of accidents while mechanical and environmental factors account for only 10%. Today we are proud to say that since the inauguration of the two centers at Ojodu and Ikorodu, 93,768 vehicles have been taken there between April 2017 and December 2017. To this effect, 53,970 vehicles passed, 39,798 failed and 29,977 of those that failed had a retest and passed. It is noteworthy that over 60% of the vehicles that failed was as a result of faulty brakes while others failed due to issues relating to lighting, suspensions, tyres and so on.”

The Managing Director of the Lagos State Computerized Vehicle Inspection Service (LACVIS), Prince Segun Obayendo said each of the centers has capacity to inspect 80 vehicles per day.

He commended the governor for putting in place the safety infrastructure which he described as a project to save lives.

“This is about doing the right thing to get the right result by checking the health status of our vehicles. Unfortunately, we have not been doing this in the country, we have compromised on this,” he said.

https://autojosh.com/lagos-commissions-eight-new-computerised-vehicle-inspection-centres/

These are very shocking statistics.

The National Bureau of Statistics recently release data which showed that 1,292 Nigerians have been killed in road accidents in the last three months across the nation.

According to the report, 1,292 Nigerians got killed in the road traffic crashes recorded in the first quarter of 2018, saying that 1,186 of the 1,292 Nigerians who got killed, representing 92% of the figure, were adults while the remaining 106 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure, were children.

The report added that 1,008 male Nigerians, representing 78%, got killed in road crashes in the first quarter while 284 female Nigerians, representing 22% got killed.

“The first quarter of 2018 road transport data reflected that 2,482 road crashes occurred. Speed violation is reported as the major cause of road crashes in the first quarter and it accounted for 50.81% of the total road crashes reported. Tyre burst and dangerous driving followed closely as they both accounted for 8.26% and 8.42% of the total road crashes recorded,” it said.

According to the data, a total of 8,466 Nigerians got injured in the road traffic crashes recorded, while 7,773 of the 8,466 Nigerians who got injured, representing 92% of the figure, were adults and the remaining 693 Nigerians, representing 8% of the figure were children. It said 6,394 male Nigerians, representing 76%, got injured in road crashes in the first quarters while 2,072 female Nigerians, representing 24% got injured.

https://autojosh.com/1292-nigerians-killed-in-road-accidents-last-three-month/

Few days ago, the American rapper Kiari Kendrell Cephus, popularly known with the stage name Offset, who is one of the Migos trio, had an accident.

According to TMZ, the Migos rapper wrecked his green Dodge Challenger SRT on late Wednesday (last week) night in Atlanta.

The rapper sustained injuries from the wreck and was taken to a hospital.

The Dodge Challenger SRT is Dodge’s latest monster muscle car and has the name ‘Demon’

It’s powered by a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine capable of spitting out a whooping 808hp. It’s a rare piece that has just 3000 units for the United States of America.

The ‘demon’ is roughly Thirty One Million Naira.

This is the remnant of his green Dodge Challenger SRT from the wreckage.

https://autojosh.com/remnant-dodge-challenger-srt-rapper-offset/

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He was born Peter Okoye. But he now prefers to be called “Mr. P”.

He was one half of the defunct pop group, P Square.

This up-coming solo act has never shied from exhibiting his exotic taste for choice automobiles.

Over the years, the father of two has acquired for himself quite a number of very fascinating cars.

His garage can easily be mistaken for a car sales shop.

Mr. P maintains two mansions – one in Lagos and another in Atlanta. Both mansions are dotted with some of his numerous auto picks.

Autojosh presents “Mr. P’s Car Collection”

https://autojosh.com/p-square-okoye-garage-will-leave-you-in-awe/



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The rate of trailer accidents in Nigeria is increasing rapidly. The government has to do something about it as soon as possible.

A tanker fell on a flooded road at Berger Sanya Under bridge inward Coconut bus stop.

The Lagos Response Unit (LRU) got to the scene to rescue the truck from the road.

https://autojosh.com/loaded-trailer-falls-from-a-bridge-at-berger-lagos/

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Indeed, when it rains very hard, flooding is bound to occur on roads and streets.

However, the intensity of the flooding can be determined by the quality of drainage system put in place to channel the floodwater away from the roads and street.


Lagos state is one place that is not exactly famous for clean and dirt-free drainage systems.

In Lagos, drainage systems are typically considered by many of its residents as an alternative to refuse dumps.

This disgraceful culture is particularly not helped by the fact that the state government sees absolutely nothing crude about building uncovered drainages in a major city like Lagos in the 21st Century.

So, when next there is a less than torrential rainfall in Lagos, and it floods, no one ought to be surprised – the reasons are out there for us to see.



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Source:

https://autojosh.com/see-why-lagos-roads-will-always-be-flooded-when-it-rains-photo/

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Despite the current harsh economic realities in Nigeria, Nigerian entrepreneurs are still doing great things.

These are images of some beautiful luxury buses captured during the recently concluded 13th Lagos International Motor Fair.

Here is the interesting thing: they were produced right here in Nigeria.

Even more heartwarming is that these different lines of luxury buses are specially designed to suit our bumpy and rough terrain. They are also fitted with very chilling ACs.

These are Yutong lines of Luxury buses. In terms of size, lenght and seating capacities, Yutong buses come in different categories.

These Nigeria-made luxury buses are far more affordable than other brand of imported luxury buses.

Yutong bus project is a Chinese automotive franchise. The Nigerian assembly plant is located in Igbo-Ukwu in Anambra state.

The assembly plant is operated by Kojo Motors Ltd.

https://autojosh.com/these-beautiful-luxury-buses-were-produced-in-nigeria-see-photos/

A fully loaded container truck fell along the Mile 2 road axis of Lagos state. The vehicle spilled its liquid content as a result.

However, the Lagos Response Unit (LRU) were on ground to salvage the situation. The articulated vehicle was later towed way.

https://autojosh.com/full-loaded-tanker-spills-out-its-contene-at-mile-2-lagos-photos/