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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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ACMA‘s Global Summit and Expo places India at the forefront of EV parts production, innovation – ET Auto

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The Expo drew a diverse audience comprising OEMs, Startups, Policymakers, and International delegates from over 16 countries including those from Japan, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, Lebanon, the United Kingdom, and others.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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billion to more than 10 billion, and much of that increase will occur in parts of the world that lag in infrastructure. Concurrently, rising sea levels caused by climate change will swamp many coastal cities throughout the world, forcing them to rebuild parts of themselves on higher ground.

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Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems

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The work was supported by Toyota Central R&D Labs, the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), the US-Egypt Science and Technology Joint Fund, and the Natural Science Foundation of China. Article Ryuichi Iwata, Lenan Zhang, Kyle L. The MIT team also included Kyle Wilke, Shuai Gong, and Mingfu He. Gallant, Evelyn N.

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

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Egypt, for instance, is at about 1,500 kWh/year, or a quarter of the affluent rate. All too obviously, real access to electricity in large parts of Africa is akin to where the United States was during the late 1890s. This article appears in the March 2022 print issue as “Africa’s Access to Electricity.”.

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Revos EV startup raises $4 mn in Series A funding

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Revos a smart micro-mobility platform has raised funding of $4 million as part of its Series A round from venture capital firms, US-based Union Square Ventures and a Bengaluru-headquartered Prime Venture Partners. The company is planning to launch soon in Europe and other parts of SE Asia.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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For more than 40 years, IEEE has been an integral part of my pursuit of excellence in my professional life. The collection is a repository of more than 7,000 IEEE articles addressing the causes of climate change along with strategies to mitigate and adapt to it. For example, IEEE had a significant presence at the U.N.