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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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The amount of CO 2 generated per vehicle will be reduced by another 40% from 2019 levels by 2025 and 80% by 2030. The plants will take advantage of the best options at each location—from solar energy in Oxford, Mexico and China, to biogas in South Africa, to wind power in Leipzig. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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bp and Uber partner to drive delivery growth globally

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The new partnership covers retail sites in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of US. As part of the agreement, Uber Eats and bp will work to introduce delivery options onto bp’s own app, BPme—initially planned to be available in the UK, US and Australia by the end of 2023—powered by Uber Direct.

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Arushi Kumar joins Royal Enfield as AVP and manager, marketing global group | Autocar Professional

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Arushi joined Royal Enfield after spending close to two years with Mahindra & Mahindra, where she was part of the team that showcased the electric vehicle portfolio BE in the UK and South Africa. She was also part of the Mahindra Edge program for high-potential candidates.

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All-electric member of new Mercedes S-Class on market next year: EQS based on new electric architecture

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The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS concept car provided pointers to the progressive design of the coming EQS in September 2019. As part of its Ambition 2039 initiative, Mercedes-Benz is working on offering a CO 2 -neutral new car fleet less than 20 years from now. Mercedes-Benz will introduce the all-electric architecture in 2021.

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A First: An AI System Has Been Named An Inventor

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The patent success in South Africa was thanks to Thaler’s attorney, Ryan Abbott. Abbott and his team filed applications in 2018 and 2019 in 17 patent offices around the world, including in the United States, several European countries, China, Japan, and India. Thaler created Dabus in part to devise and develop new ideas.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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By the end of 2019, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda will have a fleet of more than 200 vehicles consisting of Polo, Amarok, Teramont and Passat. More than 59,500 rides have been completed in the ride-hailing service since the beginning of 2019. Move App has about 27,000 registered users.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Global electrification has risen steadily since World War II, reaching 73 percent in 2000 and 90 percent in 2019 (the pandemic year of 2020 was the. This means that in 2019 about 770 million people had no electricity, three-quarters of them in Africa. first year in decades when the rate did not go up).