Coscharis Motors says it is shelving importation or assembling of Electric Vehicles (EV) in Nigeria on account of inadequate charging points and infrastructure were responsible for its delay in investing in electric vehicles.
Mr. Abiona Babarinde, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Coscharis Group, told motoring journalists
at the unveiling of the seventh generation of BMW 3 Series
He said his company was willing to go into the electric vehicles sales, but said right infrastructure must be put in place in order to assist its clients.
He said: “Whatever we want to go into, we want to set the pace, which means we want to do our homework very well. It is not about joining the bandwagon, but doing it and doing it rightly. We don’t want to sell electric vehicles today and then leave our customers struggling with charging points.
“The infrastructure have to be put in place. As we are selling the electric vehicles, we are also giving you the charging points. You need to have where you can peacefully charge your car, which is part of the aftersales Coscharis is known for. The moment we get the infrastructure right, we are good to go.”
Speaking, Joseph Omokhapue, National Sales Manager, Coscharis, also said that once the charging ports are available in the country, the company would not hesitate to focus in that segment of the market.
