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The first, to be introduced in 2021, is a 12-seat bus manufactured locally from a range of materials. It has a range of 212 kilometers and can be charged in 35 minutes through a solar-powered system. In a recent test run funded by the company, the buses carried 35,000 passengers in Maiduguri in just one month. Deborah Maidawa, an electrical building services engineer who lives in Maiduguri, believes Gajibo’s EVs are a good way to meet local needs. “The incorporation of solar gives the vehicles an edge over other EVs,...