Keke NAPEP Business in Nigeria is one aspect of transportation business that booming right now. As the population of Nigeria keeps increasing day by day, the need to move people from one place to the other is also on the rise. The transportation measures taken by governments don’t seem to contain the lapses. Evidence of insufficient transport means abound at the bus stops and rail stations. For instance, it is very common to spot people hanging on Train, commercial buses etc, in Lagos state.
Those who do it don’t find fun in risking their lives, the need to get home is suppressing the danger of hanging on a vehicle. The truth is, Nigerian government does not have what it takes to offset the deficit in the transportation system. Many administrations have tried one way or the other tocontain the situation but have failed.
Nevertheless this keke Napep is on the increase in Nigeria and no one is talking about the health hazard. Emission from vehicles especially keke Napep and others are responsible for about two third of air pollution in the urban area. The major pollutants emitted by motor vehicles including CO, NOx, sulphur oxides, (SO), HC, lead (Pb) and suspended particulate matter (SPM), have damaging effects on both human health and ecology. The internal combustion engines need a mixture of air and fuel to burn and produce energy to propel the vehicle. These burnt gases which come out of the exhaust are responsible for pollution. In petrol engines, the gases comprise a mixture of unburnt hydrocarbons (HC), Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx). If these gases are in excess quantities, vehicular pollution is caused. Emissions of Diesel vehicles are the concentration of CO and unburnt HC in the diesel exhaust are rather low, both of which are compensated by high concentration of NOx and CO2. There are smoke
particles and oxygenated HC, including aldehydes and odourproducing compounds.
The major sources of air pollution are the flue gases, emission from refineries and factories, etc., on one hand; and exhaust emissions from vehicles on the other hand. The diesel fumes are more carcinogenic. It is believed that cancer potency level of the exhaust from diesel vehicles in India is double that of petrol run vehicles. The risk of diesel fumes is enhanced by their ability to trigger a wide range of non-cancerous effect, including allergy, asthma and other respiratory problems. The unleaded petrol introduced earlier in Delhi for all vehicles to curb air pollution led to a controversy as it was apprehended that unleaded petrol used in vehicles without catalytic converters will emit more poisonous gases like benzene. Lead from automobile exhaust and
industry accumulates in the form of dust. City road dust has been found to contain two grams of lead per kilograms of dust. Much worse in inhalation, organic lead emitted from cars, gets easily absorbed in brain, liver, kidney and blood, which becomes cumulative poison leading to brain damage, muscular paralysis, convulsions and even death. For this reason, leaded petrol has been banned in developed countries. Control over urban air pollution turns out to be an enormous challenge due to not only the rising numbers of total vehicles but also the increased toxic risk of the growing numbers of diesel cars. Euro III diesel cars emit 7.5 times more toxic particulate matter (PM) than comparable petrol cars. Apparently, many efforts are needed to arouse awareness among the consumers to make their vehicles eco–friendly in order to reduce emissions by means of new and innovative automobile technologies and alternative fuels (Vehicle Engineering(VE) Volume 1 Issue 2, June 2013).
particles and oxygenated HC, including aldehydes and odourproducing compounds.
The major sources of air pollution are the flue gases, emission from refineries and factories, etc., on one hand; and exhaust emissions from vehicles on the other hand. The diesel fumes are more carcinogenic. It is believed that cancer potency level of the exhaust from diesel vehicles in India is double that of petrol run vehicles. The risk of diesel fumes is enhanced by their ability to trigger a wide range of non-cancerous effect, including allergy, asthma and other respiratory problems. The unleaded petrol introduced earlier in Delhi for all vehicles to curb air pollution led to a controversy as it was apprehended that unleaded petrol used in vehicles without catalytic converters will emit more poisonous gases like benzene. Lead from automobile exhaust and
industry accumulates in the form of dust. City road dust has been found to contain two grams of lead per kilograms of dust. Much worse in inhalation, organic lead emitted from cars, gets easily absorbed in brain, liver, kidney and blood, which becomes cumulative poison leading to brain damage, muscular paralysis, convulsions and even death. For this reason, leaded petrol has been banned in developed countries. Control over urban air pollution turns out to be an enormous challenge due to not only the rising numbers of total vehicles but also the increased toxic risk of the growing numbers of diesel cars. Euro III diesel cars emit 7.5 times more toxic particulate matter (PM) than comparable petrol cars. Apparently, many efforts are needed to arouse awareness among the consumers to make their vehicles eco–friendly in order to reduce emissions by means of new and innovative automobile technologies and alternative fuels (Vehicle Engineering(VE) Volume 1 Issue 2, June 2013).
The eco friendly keke Napep are :-
- Solar powered keke Napep: imagine streets with Keke Napep without smoke and noise with Zero CO2 emission.. Solar-Powered E-Rickshaws launched in Kerala that completely work on solar panels. The panels fitted to the roof are 1.5 M long and 1 M wide. It can seat 5 persons and can attain a speed of 40 KM. The battery can be charged by electricity in the absence of solar power. 6 hours of solar charging will allow the rickshaw to run a minimum of 80 KM. It is priced around $2000. Join with me to congratulate Lifeway Solar team of Kerala! According to Venkatraman Venkitachalam
- Electrically powered keke Napep:- A new alternative vehicle just arrived. The unique guided route with the Tuk Tuk eco-vehiclewill offer you a detailed insight of the city in a fascinated and entertaining way. The most interesting is that you can choose among various tours or even create your own personalized tour and get the most fun of it. TheKeke Napep eco – vehicles are electric and 100% friendly to the enviroment, they are totally silent and can carry 1-6 persons.
- Air conditioned keke Napep:- people have said that the tricycle popularly known as Keke Napep, as it is called in Nigeria, is not conducive enough. so the manufacturers of this tricycle have come up with this new keke Napep to replace the old ones.
- Custom Keke Napep. We can fit these vehicles to suit any Mobile Catering, Mobile Retail or Mobile Promotion application.. Quirky, Versatile and unique these vehicles are a real eye catcher.. perfect for both indoor and outdoor events, the Tuc Tuc whether for Catering, Retail or Promotions this unit will make you stand out from the crowd
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