Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017. The team produced the first prototype in May 2016 and conducted initial tests in Germany. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility. Rwanda does not currently have an established vehicle industry. Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, and in Kenya in December 2016. The financial engagement amounts to approx. 16 million).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Therefore, German development cooperation supports innovative ideas for vocational education and environmentally friendly mobility concepts for African cities. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. Africa’s youth need sustainable jobs and better prospects for a future in their home countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Neither government funding nor conventional private investment have been able consistently to bridge the Valley of Death between promising concept and viable product. The coalition includes: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, India. John Arnold, Co-chair, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, US.

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Cars That Think

JULY 29, 2023

Many opportunities as an industrial engineer As a youngster, Niyoyita was more interested in subjects that required her to reason and think creatively instead of memorizing information. She earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial systems engineering in 2015 and a master’s in engineering with a concentration in mechatronics in 2017.

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