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

Cars That Think

Nighttime satellite images show that the heart of the continent remains in darkness: electrification rates are less than 5 percent in Chad and the Central African Republic, and the rates remain below 50 percent in such populous countries as Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Sudan. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative launches second 3-year campaign; ICCT joins partnership

Green Car Congress

The latest GFEI research suggests that fuel economy in new light duty vehicles around the world improved between 2005 and 2008 from around 8.1 First, an update its Comparison of Global Fuel Economy Standards to provide a comprehensive update of global fuel economy standards report. litres of gasoline equivalent per 100km.