Connect, Electric Vehicles and South Africa

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

As part of its commitment to net zero status by 2039, the company will be launching programs that deliver second-life and beyond uses for its electric vehicle batteries.

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Land Rover South Africa Batteries Battery

As A Former Passat Owner, I Am Very Excited About The VW ID.7

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 13, 2023

VW has a big following in South Africa and has a strong connection to the country due to its manufacturing presence as well as its large retail footprint in the country. VW has a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where it has the capacity to produce 162,000 vehicles per year.

South Africa

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bp and Uber partner to drive delivery growth globally

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2022

The new partnership covers retail sites in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of US. This new offer will allow bp to directly connect its customers to delivery riders, making Uber Eats the trusted partner in fulfilling these orders.

Global

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Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. Volkswagen says that Rwanda is well-suited to be a pioneer of new mobility solutions as it has a population of young tech-savvy people and its capital Kigali is seen as the most connected city in Africa. initiative. 1 or the e-Golf.

Rwanda

Rwanda Kenya South Africa Concept

SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India by decade-end, says top executive | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

According to him, in the long term, the JV aspires to export vehicles to key right-hand drive markets such as Australia and South Africa. The facility will develop connected, new-age, and local mobility solutions. SAIC entered India in 2017 through its British brand MG Motor and started sales in 2019.

India

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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India this decade | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

It will rely on its Joint Venture partner, JSW Group, to localise battery pack of cells for its electric vehicle endeavour. However, it also harbors a long-term aspiration to export vehicles to key Right-Hand Drive markets like Australia and South Africa, hinting at the venture’s potential for global expansion.

India

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Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2018

Mercedes-Benz will run the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric vehicle through hot weather trials in Spain. Particular attention is being given to aspects which are very demanding for electric cars—air conditioning and charging, as well as cooling the battery, drive system and control units in extreme heat.

Spain

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Driivz

AUGUST 1, 2023

Easy access to charging infrastructure is a key enabler of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. CCS combines the existing J1772 standard connection for Level 1 or Level 2 AC-powered EV charging with a two-pin connector for up to 350MW of DC-powered fast charging. 1-phase AC connection. When was CCS developed?

Standards

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2022

There are now 70 electric vehicles for every charging station, which means if you just wait, it’ll explode. We cover the entire value creation process from battery to vehicle, and charging infrastructure to the ecosystem. In Germany, for example, 25% of new cars are electrified.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2021

Via its sustainable technology division, Rubicon’s energy, electric mobility, building management, and lighting solutions are enabling homes, businesses, and factories to adopt sustainable, connected, and automated solutions underpinned by renewable energy generation and […].

Africa

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Ford launches innovate mobility challenge series

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

The worldwide challenges kicked off in Lisbon, Portugal; Los Angeles, United States; and Mumbai, India; before moving on to Delhi and the Chennai region in India; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a countrywide challenge in Argentina. Connected vehicles Personal Transit Sustainability Urban mobility'

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

The next generation of urban transportation is about connecting transportation modes, services, and technologies, bringing diverse innovations together in ways that favor accessibility (meeting needs) over mobility (moving for the sake of moving), and that work significantly better for people, economies, and the planet. Zielinski, S.

Detroit

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.

International

International Charging Canada 2020

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Electric vehicles represent a $7 trillion market opportunity between today and 2030, and $46 trillion between today and 2050, according to the new report, “ The Cost of Producing Battery Precursors in the DRC ”, launched at the DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021.

Africa

Africa Supplies Emissions Poland

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

With all this, consumers and policymakers alike are hopeful that society will soon greatly reduce its carbon emissions by replacing today’s cars with electric vehicles. Indeed, adopting electric vehicles will go a long way in helping to improve environmental outcomes. Here we’ll show you in greater detail why that is.

Electric Vehicles

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EV Driven

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Pramac to create charging unit using second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries

As A Former Passat Owner, I Am Very Excited About The VW ID.7

bp and Uber partner to drive delivery growth globally

Volkswagen plans integrated mobility concept in Rwanda; vehicle production in Kenya

SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India by decade-end, says top executive | Autocar Professional

SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India this decade | Autocar Professional

Mercedes-Benz EQC EV soaking up summer heat of up to 50?C in trials in Spain

What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

Ford launches innovate mobility challenge series

SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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