The engineering team at the Centre for Sustainable Energy of Kwara State University (KWASU) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully converting a petrol engine vehicle to an electric vehicle.
Gatekeepers News reports that thee acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, announced this development on Tuesday during the combined 10th and 11th convocation ceremony for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic sessions.
The conversion comes in response to the removal of petrol subsidies and the subsequent increase in petrol prices.
“With this success, the institution has been placed in the lead of rethinking her environmental culture and developing new paradigms for solving problems and ensuring global environmental sustainability.
“We consider it a major achievement, not just for our Green Initiative but for our determination to add value to the state’s economy and her populace.
“This initiative ensures higher efficiency in powering automobiles, helps our environment to be less polluted and has attracted partnerships with the Kwara State Government and private institutions,” he said.
KWASU has converted three vehicles—a Sedan, Hilux, and 22-seater Coaster bus—to run on electricity, attracting interest from investors.
Prof. Jimoh called on the state government and individuals with scrap vehicles to bring them for conversion at moderate charges.
The KWASU vice chancellor also said that the institution has commissioned a plastic recycling plant of the Centre for Entrepreneurship, adding that with the initiative, “tons of plastic waste that would have polluted our environment are currently being converted to pavement stones.”
