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Mahindra Scorpio-N Adventure Edition revealed for South Africa

Baua Electric

Read more The Mahindra Scorpio-N Adventure Edition gets a new bumper at the front and rear, new alloy wheels with high profile all-terrain tyres and a roof rail Mahindra has revealed the new Scorpio-N Adventure Edition in South Africa bringing a more rugged version of the SUV. Power comes from the 2.2-litre

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Future Fuel Strategies: 40+ countries developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards

Green Car Congress

Fuels market analyst Tammy Klein notes that more than 40 countries are developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards. Ten years ago, only four governments 10 years ago had introduced mandatory GHG emission and/or fuel economy standards: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

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Walkabout Resources’ Tanzanian graphite project moves to construction phase

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Australia-based Walkabout Resources, an Africa-focused energy minerals developer, announced that its Tanzania Lindi Jumbo flake graphite project had progressed into the construction phase, with the CRDB-approved Independent Project Manager completing site visits and bulk earthmoving contractor TNR commencing mobilization.

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FPSO vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project successfully sets sail for project site

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The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the bp-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) project has started its journey towards the project site off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal in West Africa. It is the deepest offshore project in Africa to date.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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The EV charging ecosystem, comprised of EV manufacturers, EV charging station manufacturers, and EV charging network operators among others, understands that interoperability made possible by standards and protocols for EV charging and communications is essential to everyone’s success. The CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) connector uses the standard U.S.

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Nigeria’s 650 kbpd Dangote Refinery being commissioned; largest single-train refinery in world

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The refinery pipeline infrastructure is also the largest in the world, with 1,100 kilometers to handle 3 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day. Dangote Petroleum Refinery is a multi-billion dollar project that will create a market for $21 billion per annum of Nigerian crude. The refinery alone has a 435MW power plant.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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Daimler AG will make investments in the high nine figures (euro) in the new model series by the time of the market launch. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. A host of assistance systems will already come as standard. Focus on five customer groups.

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