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Techron is a patented fuel additive developed by Chevron Corporation and sold in its fuel operations (including Texaco and Caltex).It contains a polyether amine-based detergent, which is purported to dissolve deposits in automotive engines and prevent them from building up.
The Izuogu Z-600 prototype was the first indigenous Nigerian car, and the first automobile of indigenous all-African technology. It was the brainchild of engineer Ezekiel Izuogu. [ 1 ] Launched in 1997, the car caused a stir in the Nigerian media, and was touted by the then Nigerian chief of Staff General Oladipo Diya .
Automotive industry in Nigeria dates back to the 1950s and consists of the production of passenger cars and commercial trucks. [2] Early production was led by the assembly line of Bedford TJ trucks made by United Africa Company 's subsidiary, Federated Motors Industries and SCOA's production of Peugeot 404 pickup trucks .
As people rushed to buy gas in major cities like Abuja and Lagos, marketers have more than doubled the price at the pump from the usual 40 cents per liter, resulting in a surge in the price of ...
Kekes are three-wheeled motor vehicles and the main means of transport in Nigeria. They have so far been imported from the Far East and usually cost about 800,000 Naira or 1,600 Euros. Innoson announced a selling price of 500,000 Naira or 1,000 Euros.
Newer stations may employ a single pipe for every dispenser. This pipe houses a number of smaller pipes for the individual fuel types. Fuel tanks, dispenser and nozzles used to fill car tanks employ vapor recovery systems, which prevents releases of vapor into the atmosphere with a system of pipes. The exhausts are placed as high as possible.
The GM engine has electronic fuel injection that automatically adjusts to any acceptable fuel configuration. This motor was used in the Chevrolet Astra and was aimed at the taxi market. [16] In 2006 the Brazilian subsidiary of Fiat introduced the Fiat Siena Tetra fuel, a four-fuel car developed under Magneti Marelli of Fiat Brazil.
The vehicle “crushed cars on the way” and “12 people were killed” — all burnt to death, said William Ovye Aya with the Kogi police command. 12 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion ...