Nigeria takes delivery of 60 Jet Motor hybrid vehicles

In continuation of efforts to provide affordable and comfortable transport solutions for Nigerians, the Federal Government has received over 60 hybrid buses from Jet Motor Company, an indigenous car manufacturing company.

The hybrid Jet Mover runs on compressed natural gas (CNG) and premium motor spirit (PMS) commonly called petrol. The vehicles were handed over to a team made up of officials from the Ministry of Finance and representatives of the Presidential Initiative for Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) during a brief ceremony at the company’s plant in Ajah, Lagos State.

Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary, the Ministry of Finance, Dimas Hamidu, acknowledged the good quality of the Jet Mover vehicles and commended the company for its good work.

He said the hybrid vehicles were a testimony to the commitment of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration to alleviate the hardships that may have been brought on with the removal of fuel subsidy.

According to him, the vehicles will go a long way in helping to solve the transportation needs of the citizens and help to cushion the impact of rising costs in the economy.

“I am happy with what I have seen here. This will go a long way in alleviating the pains and sufferings of the people with the removal of fuel subsidy. I was here earlier with the Minister of Finance and we were taken round the plant. The minister even drove one of the vehicles, and he was very impressed,” he said.

He also noted that the Federal Government had awarded contracts for CNG vehicles to different companies to deliver different numbers of units. Also speaking at the event, the Managing Director of Jet Motor Company, Derek Ewelukwa, thanked the team for the opportunity to contribute to the delivery of an efficient and comfortable transport model to the citizens of the country.

He explained that each of the hybrid vehicles had two CNG tanks with a combined capacity of 220 litres of gas and capable of doing 300 kilometres, and a petrol tank with a capacity of 80 litres.

According to him, the CNG tanks have a lifespan of 15 years, and the engine switches from gas to petrol and back seamlessly.