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If the fuel price keeps going higher, why can't Nigeria move their attention to the importation of Electric cars. At least most of this cars are now in large quantities. We should shift our attention to the usage of electric cars. At least we will not again start complaining about the poor efforts of our government in making fuel cheep for Nigerians.

in country where constant electricity is NOT available, the above is a waste of time.

BTW if you check the price that people are paying today to fast charge an EV, then no wonder so many want to go back to using normal gas vehicle. in the real world, if you are fast charging your car today, it costs more than filling up your tank

MrBrownJay1:
in country where constant electricity is NOT available, the above is a waste of time.

BTW if you check the price that people are paying today to fast charge an EV, then no wonder so many want to go back to using normal gas vehicle. in the real world, if you are fast charging your car today, it costs more than filling up your tank

Okay.

But How much did you pay charging your phone?

If is costly to charge EV, I believe with time it will be affordable. I don't remember paying huge amount of money to charge my phone. We need to develop. Nigerians should not be struggling because of this resources called oil.

Clara16:
Okay.
But How much did you pay charging your phone?
If is costly to charge EV, I believe with time it will be affordable. I don't remember paying huge amount of money to charge my phone. We need to develop. Nigerians should not be struggling because of this resources called oil.

stick to the issue....phones are irrelevant here.
when they sold us the EV dream, they were all saying we have to change cars and buy electric, that it was good for the environment and much cheaper bla bla bla.... but sadly that was a BIG FAT LIE! now that price of electricity is so high everywhere on earth, you sometimes have to pay double (in electricity) what you would have paid for a similar journey with gas.

here below is the reality of this issue:
With all that's required to mine and process minerals — from giant diesel trucks to fossil-fuel-powered refineries — EV battery production has a significant carbon footprint. As a result, building an electric vehicle does more damage to the climate than building a gas car does

MrBrownJay1:
in country where constant electricity is NOT available, the above is a waste of time.

BTW if you check the price that people are paying today to fast charge an EV, then no wonder so many want to go back to using normal gas vehicle. in the real world, if you are fast charging your car today, it costs more than filling up your tank

I hope u are aware there are electric vehicles that have self charging capabilities (Solar)
Also because we dont have power 24/7 doesnt mean we dont have power at all.
The future is electric, thats the way to go except Nigeria chooses to be left behind and continue burning Gasoline

MrBrownJay1:
stick to the issue....phones are irrelevant here.
when they sold us the EV dream, they were all saying we have to change cars and buy electric, that it was good for the environment and much cheaper bla bla bla.... but sadly that was a BIG FAT LIE! now that price of electricity is so high everywhere on earth, you sometimes have to pay double (in electricity) what you would have paid for a similar journey with gas.

here below is the reality of this issue:
With all that's required to mine and process minerals — from giant diesel trucks to fossil-fuel-powered refineries — EV battery production has a significant carbon footprint. As a result, building an electric vehicle does more damage to the climate than building a gas car does

Therefore should the electric dream be scrapped

chccho:
I hope u are aware there are electric vehicles that have self charging capabilities (Solar)
Also because we dont have power 24/7 doesnt mean we dont have power at all.
The future is electric, thats the way to go except Nigeria chooses to be left behind and continue burning Gasoline

you cant have an EV dream/future in a country where there isnt constant electricity... the electricity shortage of Nigeria must be sorted before anyone can remotely dream of having EV vehicles in Nigeria.

chccho:
Therefore should the electric dream be scrapped

the electric dream has to be reviewed.... this is a bait and switch con, electric cars aint better for the environment.

MrBrownJay1:
you cant have an EV dream/future in a country where there isnt constant electricity... the electricity shortage of Nigeria must be sorted before anyone can remotely dream of having EV vehicles in Nigeria.



the electric dream has to be reviewed.... this is a bait and switch con, electric cars aint better for the environment.

Story Story!!!
Kia setup base here for their electric vehicles and launched their first electric car here and u say the EV dream cant work Well its already working, people are already using electric cars and so do we have charging stations.

MrBrownJay1:
you cant have an EV dream/future in a country where there isnt constant electricity... the electricity shortage of Nigeria must be sorted before anyone can remotely dream of having EV vehicles in Nigeria.



the electric dream has to be reviewed.... this is a bait and switch con, electric cars aint better for the environment.

Okay,
Electricity shouldn't be the problem.
It takes a little step to start a journey. The invention of phones and the massive usage of phone in Nigeria, means there is high possiblity that EV can be used here in Nigeria.


EV can make use of solar energy, and there is a good tendency that as we have power banks for our phones, provisions can be made to produce gadget that can save energy for the charging of these EV as Power banks are for phones.


It's very possible here in Nigeria. Nigeria should not be left behind.

The dream is real.

Clara16:
Okay,
Electricity shouldn't be the problem.
It takes a little step to start a journey. The invention of phones and the massive usage of phone in Nigeria, means there is high possiblity that EV can be used here in Nigeria.
EV can make use of solar energy, and there is a good tendency that as we have power banks for our phones, provisions can be made to produce gadget that can save energy for the charging of these EV as Power banks are for phones.
It's very possible here in Nigeria. Nigeria should not be left behind.
The dream is real.

so the electricity that Nigerians can barely get, na that same electricity you want them to use for cars too? shouldnt you instead say that the gov should fix the power grids so that ALL Nigerian can enjoy electricity (at a decent rate) before remotely thinking that they should now start using power banks for cars too?

Clara16:
If the fuel price keeps going higher, why can't Nigeria move their attention to the importation of Electric cars. At least most of this cars are now in large quantities. We should shift our attention to the usage of electric cars. At least we will not again start complaining about the poor efforts of our government in making fuel cheep for Nigerians.

The electricity wey we go use charge d EV, shey e cheap pass fuel for Naija presently?

Or you just wan hear our mouth?

MrBrownJay1:
so the electricity that Nigerians can barely get, na that same electricity you want them to use for cars too? shouldnt you instead say that the gov should fix the power grids so that ALL Nigerian can enjoy electricity (at a decent rate) before remotely thinking that they should now start using power banks for cars too?

Okay.

Well, we all know that the government has been making lot of promises of creating constant electricity in Nigeria.
But so far it has not been possible.

It's not just me, Nigerians has been complaining about constant electricity. Multinational institutions has left Nigeria because of the high price of diesel.

The introduction of power banks is as a result of failure of constant electricity in developing nations including Nigeria.


If electricity should be the problem of making use of EV in Nigeria, then I believe power banks vehicles can still be introduced here in Nigeria.

Nothing is impossible, the dream is real.

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MrBrownJay1:
so the electricity that Nigerians can barely get, na that same electricity you want them to use for cars too? shouldnt you instead say that the gov should fix the power grids so that ALL Nigerian can enjoy electricity (at a decent rate) before remotely thinking that they should now start using power banks for cars too?

Stop being a pessimist and learn to see things differently. Its not only the way u see it, thats valid.
Like i said EVs are already being used in Nigeria, u should ask yourself how are they working There are already EV charging stations in Lagos
Hyundai launched their first EV car in Lagos, do u think they haven't done enough research before embarking on that journey or are u more knowledgeable than Hyundai?
Whether u agree or not, EVs are here already and here to stay

Clara16:
Okay,
Electricity shouldn't be the problem.
It takes a little step to start a journey. The invention of phones and the massive usage of phone in Nigeria, means there is high possiblity that EV can be used here in Nigeria.


EV can make use of solar energy, and there is a good tendency that as we have power banks for our phones, provisions can be made to produce gadget that can save energy for the charging of these EV as Power banks are for phones.


It's very possible here in Nigeria. Nigeria should not be left behind.

The dream is real.

Great input

chccho:
Stop being a pessimist and learn to see things differently. Its not only the way u see it, thats valid.
Like i said EVs are already being used in Nigeria, u should ask yourself how are they working There are already EV charging stations in Lagos
Hyundai launched their first EV car in Lagos, do u think they haven't done enough research before embarking on that journey or are u more knowledgeable than Hyundai?
Whether u agree or not, EVs are here already and here to stay

again, i aint doubting that EVs in Nigeria is doable, i dont even doubt that some people are driving EVs in Nigeria today... i am solely saying THEY LIED TO US WHEN THEY TOLD US ELECTRIC IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT and that EVs WILL BE CHEAPER TO RUN.

Clara16:
Okay.
Well, we all know that the government has been making lot of promises of creating constant electricity in Nigeria.
But so far it has not been possible.
It's not just me, Nigerians has been complaining about constant electricity. Multinational institutions has left Nigeria because of the high price of diesel.
The introduction of power banks is as a result of failure of constant electricity in developing nations including Nigeria.
If electricity should be the problem of making use of EV in Nigeria, then I believe power banks vehicles can still be introduced here in Nigeria.
Nothing is impossible, the dream is real.

true but the power requirement to charge an EV car is too big for a powerbank to fulfill and only a big GENERATOR can charge an EV car... therefore check the cost of that and the cost of diesel that such generator would need.

so again, you have to look at whats the best economic move for Nigerians here and ask the important question: IS RUNNING A GENERATOR TO CHARGE A CAR or EVEN PAYING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL TO FAST CHARGE YOUR CAR (if there was constant electricity) CHEAPER THAN RUNNING A NORMAL CAR?

MrBrownJay1:
again, i aint doubting that EVs in Nigeria is doable, i dont even doubt that some people are driving EVs in Nigeria today... i am solely saying THEY LIED TO US WHEN THEY TOLD US ELECTRIC IS BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT and that EVs WILL BE CHEAPER TO RUN.



true but the power requirement to charge an EV car is too big for a powerbank to fulfill and only a big GENERATOR can charge an EV car... therefore check the cost of that and the cost of diesel that such generator would need.

so again, you have to look at whats the best economic move for Nigerians here and ask the important question: IS RUNNING A GENERATOR TO CHARGE A CAR or EVEN PAYING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL TO FAST CHARGE YOUR CAR (if there was constant electricity) CHEAPER THAN RUNNING A NORMAL CAR?

Okay.

No doubt, these are some of the possibilities for a developing country like Nigeria not to be able to make use of EVs. But the possibility is, just as filling stations is to petrol cars, Electricity stations is well available for EVs.