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Tanzania’s New Railway Projected to Reduce Transport Costs

by Tola Ojobo - March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 01844

Dar es Salaam - When completed and operational, the standard-gauge railway (SGR) will help in reducing the transit-time and the costs in Tanzania. This was said in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday by the executive secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA), Mr. Dieudonne Dukundane, during the UNCTAD

Jaguar reveals first all-electric SUV

by Tola Ojobo - March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 01928

Jaguar has revealed the production version of its first all-electric SUV as luxury carmakers race to go green. The I-Pace can reach 60mph in 4.5 seconds and has a range of almost 300 miles on a fully charged battery. The vehicle is set to reach showrooms by July, potentially beating rival Audi's

Monument-filled, traffic-clogged Rome to ban diesel cars by 2024

by Tola Ojobo - March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 01843

Rome will ban all diesel vehicles from driving in the city center from 2024 to combat Rome, one of Europe’s most traffic-clogged cities and home to thousands of ancient outdoor monuments threatened by pollution, plans to ban diesel cars from the center by 2024, its mayor said. Virginia Raggi announced the decision

Takata air bag recall made compulsory for Australia vehicles

by Tola Ojobo - March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 01878

MEDLEY, FL - MAY 22, 2017: A deployed airbag is seen in a 2001 Honda Accord ATAthe LKQ Pick Your Part salvage yard on May 22, 2015 in Medley, Florida. The largest automotive recall in history centers around the defective Takata Corp. airbags that are found in millions of vehicles

Diesel cars can be banned from German cities, court rules

Road Transportation

by Tola Ojobo - February 28, 2018February 27, 2018 01963

German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move that could accelerate a shift away from the combustion engine and force manufacturers to pay to improve exhaust systems. The court said Stuttgart, which styles itself the birthplace of the modern

Motorists offered ice cream as sweet relief from potholes

by Tola Ojobo - February 28, 2018February 27, 2018 02063

A suburban Detroit business is offering a treat for those who have had their driving disrupted by potholes in recent weeks. The Detroit Free Press reports Farmhouse Coffee & Ice Cream in Franklin is offering a free scoop of Ashby Sterling Ice Cream’s “Michigan Pothole” for those who have replaced a tire or

How tyre burst killed 1, injured 8

by Tola Ojobo - February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 02313

Dutse, Nigeria - The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Jigawa state of Nigeria said on Sunday that one person died and eight others were injured in an accident on the Dutse-Gaya road. The accident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on that fateful Sunday after the tyre of an Opel car

BMW wants to turn your smartphone into your car key

by Tola Ojobo - February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 02191

Just like CES has seen an influx of car manufacturers in recent years, MWC, too, is now a showcase for new in-car technology. Like in previous years, BMW once again set up shop in Barcelona this week to show off some of its most recent innovations, all of which bring together some of

Fiat Chrysler to end diesel production in passenger cars by 2022 – Report

by Tola Ojobo - February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 01689

A report in the Financial Times says Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will stop producing diesel passenger cars by 2022. However, FCA will likely continue to offer some diesel options in its trucks. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will end diesel passenger car production by 2022, according to a published

Corporate America’s new dilemma: raising prices to cover higher transport costs

by Tola Ojobo - February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 02056

FILE PHOTO: Freight trucks driven on the Fisher freeway in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo The drive for cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers, forcing the likes of General Mills Inc and Hormel Foods Corp to spend