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The Grand Tour's "Sand Job," Nothing to See Here, I'm Afraid

The Truth About Cars

The challenge is to create a rally raid car and then sorta-kinda follow the route of the old Paris-Dakar rally, the challenging race that you might think has run from Paris, France to Dakar, Senegal since its inception in 1977. The border of Mauritania and Senegal is reached, but there’s no bridge anywhere!

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Extreme E Ocean X Prix

My Energi

myenergi set to bring a spark to Senegal for Ocean X Prix. With just 10 days to go until the Extreme E Ocean X Prix, myenergi, pioneer of the world’s first eco-smart EV charging device , is set to electrify the grid and bring a spark to proceedings in Senegal. Next Event Race 002, Lac Rose, Dakar, Senegal 29th-30th may 2021.

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US, China, and G-20 agree to work to global phase down of HFCs

Green Car Congress

This was agreed by: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey,the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union, as well as Ethiopia, Spain, Senegal, Brunei, Kazakhstan, and Singapore.

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What Happens When a Happening Place Becomes Too Hot

Baua Electric

When Milan’s authorities embarked years ago on plans to promote the city as a buzzy destination by building on its reputation as Italy’s hip fashion and design capital, the resulting noise and rowdy overcrowding were perhaps not quite what they had in mind. Earsplitting volumes in once quiet residential neighborhoods long after midnight.

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Not The End Of The World — Africa Moving Towards Decarbonisation

CleanTechnica EVs

Dr Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data asserts that the rapidity of change will enable us to avoid the worst of the climate catastrophe that is currently building.

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Auto Racing Test Drives Its Own EV Future

Cars That Think

Its own stepchild, the inaugural Extreme E series, is staging electric off-road battles in such exotic locales as Greenland, Senegal, and Sardinia, with five teams led by racing superstars including Chip Ganassi , Nico Rosberg and Michael Andretti. The latest is World Rallycross , a wild-and-wooly mix of off-road rallying and tarmac sections.

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