Nigerian automobile engineer, Mustapha Gajibo, from Borno State, has continued to convert fuel-run cars into complete-electric vehicles that use solar power after being fully charged for 35 minutes at charging platforms.
Gajibo’s innovation has led Tricycle and public bus operators to bring forth their vehicles for conversion.
The automobile engineer has begun producing his own electric 12-seater buses from scratch in Borno. The electric powered bus is capable of running 200km after a fully charged session.
Gajibo’s innovation has attracted the attention of the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, alongside Borno State Governor, Professor Zulum and car designer, Jelani Aliyu.
“We have move a step forward from electrifying buses to full design and fabrication of electric buses locally in Maiduguri, Nigeria,” Gajibo tweeted via his official Twitter handle, @mustapha_gajibo
We have move a step forward from electrifying buses to full design and fabrication of electric buses locally in Maiduguri, Nigeria. When completed it will be a 12 seater fully air conditioned smart electric bus with a range of 200km on one charge. Endless possibilities… pic.twitter.com/OqVtY4d5I6
— Mustapha A. Gajibo (@mustapha_gajibo) March 22, 2022
Sharing photos of an ongoing fabrication of a 12 seater bus, Gajibo said;
“When completed it will be a 12 seater fully air conditioned smart electric bus with a range of 200km on one charge. Endless possibilities.
“With this piece of technology of ours, we were able maintain the cost of transportation low within our city even though pump price soar across the world. “Endless possibilities”
