Cars That Think

JUNE 28, 2023

Inspired by the high-speed maneuvering of cheetahs, roboticists at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa , have started experimenting with the old-school sibling of hydraulic actuators—pneumatics. University of Cape Town, South Africa With a boom for support, the 7-kilogram Kemba is able to repeatedly jump to 0.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Commissioning natural gas-fired plants could set producers up to have some of the lowest-cost capacity by retrofitting them to burn hydrogen in the 2030s and 2040s. But continuing to build new coal-fired plants will leave producers with only bad options toward a net-zero future by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

At the company’s Capital Markets Day 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sasol management said that the company will no longer pursue its proposed ) project in the US ( earlier post ) and furthermore will not invest in additional greenfields gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2015

The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Nissan is the world’s second-biggest 1-ton pickup truck maker and has been building and selling 1-ton pickups for more than 80 years. The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

These range from improved building design that reduces or avoids the need for air conditioners to fibre rather than foam insulation materials. The report is the first of three being launched this week by UNEP in the run-up to the UN climate convention meeting in Durban, South Africa. Non-HFC substances.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. By contrast, the BRT’s average construction cost is $25 million per mile which includes new pavement. Its capital city was bursting at its seams and needed a cost-effective way to move the estimated 1.7

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the US would cost. Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant. A similar plant in China and Poland would cost an estimated $112 million and $65 million, respectively. Source: BNEF.

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