{"id":62963,"date":"2025-03-18T15:23:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=62963"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:23:08","slug":"lagos-greenlights-cng-vehicles-for-kororyde-e-hailing-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/18\/lagos-greenlights-cng-vehicles-for-kororyde-e-hailing-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Greenlights CNG Vehicles for KoroRYDE E-Hailing Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Patrick Idowu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has completed an extensive inspection of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), vehicles set to operate on the KoroRYDE e-hailing platform.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative aligns with the state\u2019s push for lower transport fares, reduced carbon emissions, and a shift towards eco-friendly mobility.<\/p>\n<p>Officials assessed the vehicles for safety, functionality, and environmental compliance, marking a step forward in Lagos&#8217; quest for sustainable urban transportation.<\/p>\n<p>KoroRYDE spokesperson Abiodun Oyetunji expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, \u201cOur goal is to provide a cleaner and more reliable transport solution.<\/p>\n<p>This inspection reinforces our commitment to the highest safety and environmental standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company has teamed up with BlackWhiteEnergy to ensure top-tier conversion of vehicles to CNG while also collaborating with financial institutions to help drivers and fleet owners switch to CNG through flexible installment plans.<\/p>\n<p>With the successful inspection, KoroRYDE is set to roll out its CNG-powered fleet, offering Lagosians a greener and cost-effective alternative to traditional fuel-powered transportation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Idowu The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has completed an extensive inspection of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), vehicles set to operate on the KoroRYDE e-hailing platform. This initiative aligns with the state\u2019s push for lower transport fares, reduced carbon emissions, and a shift towards eco-friendly mobility. Officials assessed the vehicles for safety, functionality, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1710],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-62963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-picng","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62965,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62963\/revisions\/62965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}