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What A Beautiful Sight: Over 500 EVs at Africa’s Largest Ever EV Parade In Nairobi, Kenya

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I remember spotting one of an early adopter’s EV at Sarit Centre in Westlands, Nairobi, in 2016. There were not that many EVs in Kenya at the time. It was a grey Nissan Leaf. Two years later in 2018, I was now able to hail an electric car via a ride-hailing service that had just […]

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Volkswagen founds mobility services company in Rwanda; to begin local assembly of Polo and Passat

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Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, and in Kenya in December 2016. In addition to Rwanda, the Volkswagen brand is also active at three other locations in the Sub-Sahara region: the company has been manufacturing vehicles in South Africa since 1951.

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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

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Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, with assembly in Kenya getting underway in December 2016. The Volkswagen brand currently has three operations in the region: the company has been building cars in South Africa since 1951. In addition, Volkswagen plans to launch an integrated mobility concept in Rwanda at the end of this year.

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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The team produced the first prototype in May 2016 and conducted initial tests in Germany. Of course we'll have to import high-tech components such as the battery and the electric motors in the beginning. —Martin Šoltés, who shares leadership of the project with Sascha Koberstaedt at the Chair of Automotive Technology.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report. to reflect this change.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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The IEEE Life Fellow was elected the 2016–2017 society president and 2021 Division II director. The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. It then took a decade until a second woman was selected to serve. A chapter in Ghana is in the process of forming.

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Global Mobility Report finds world not on track to achieving sustainable mobility

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Among roughly 160 Nationally Determined Contributions representing 187 countries that submitted them as of 1 August 2016, 75% explicitly identify the transport sector as a mitigation source for reducing GHGs, and more than 63% of NDCs propose transport sector-specific mitigation measures. Non-Annex I countries averaged 4.8% from 2008–2012.

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