NAIROBI: Apart from going from 0 to 99 Kph in five seconds flat, the VW Sport Coupe GTE Concept car has a navigation system that reads a driver’s emotions. This means that if you are leaving the office after a stressful day, the car, which was unveiled last month, will give you alternative routes that have less traffic, giving you a more pleasant drive back to your house.
The car has a turbocharged 3.0-litre engine with electric motors powered by a lithium-ion battery pack this is more or less the same technology that powers a smartphone.
This information matters because the Government could soon give you back a percentage of your money if you import the VW Sport Coupe GTE, or similar hybrid and electric vehicles.
These are some of the proposals contained in a study by the United Nations and Ministry of Energy. If the recommendations are implemented, it could lead to the most drastic policy review in Kenya’s vehicle industry since the introduction of unleaded petrol and the eight-year age limit on imported vehicles.
