article_snippet.sent: In Zaria, a city in northern Nigeria, a team of students from the Ahmadu Bello University are currently applying the final touches to the "ABUCAR 2.
article_snippet.sent: " a team of students from the Ahmadu Bello University used locally available materials to build the vehicle, and even included recycled electrical components in the engine.
article_snippet.sent: But a team of students from the Ahmadu Bello University is also working towards a hybrid petro-electric motor, which a team of students from the Ahmadu Bello University hope to unveil in 2016.
article_snippet.sent: Uganda's Makerere University has produced a two-seater electric car called "Kiira EV".
article_snippet.sent: With a super-light fibreglass body and lithium ion battery, a two-seater electric car called "Kiira EV" can go 50 miles on a single charge.
article_snippet.sent: Whilst working on the Kiira, ABUCAR's team is also developing an 28-seater electric bus which will run on a mixture of electric and solar power.
article_snippet.sent: Innovative creations have also come from Uganda's Makerere University.
article_snippet.sent: One Ghanaian inventor is building SUVs with electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries.
article_snippet.sent: Apostle Safo, who also founded a church, dreams big in One Ghanaian inventor five-seater creations which are hand built in Gomoa Mpota, except for the headlights and tires.
article_snippet.sent: While One Ghanaian inventor says the product will be affordable, the product remains to be seen just how much a handmade SUV would cost.
highlights_snippet.sent: African students and car enthusiasts are creating eco-friendly cars .
  