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APRIL 4, 2009

Optimal Energy , the Cape Town, South Africa-based company that unveiled the Joule full battery-electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 ( earlier post ), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from 2010 onwards, with mass production to start in South Africa from 2012.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The new Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Technology (AnMBR) will be further developed at a new demonstration plant at Sasol’s R&D Campus at its Sasol One Site in Sasolburg, South Africa. We will now continue to explore and develop this technology further with the potential for commercial application to our future GTL facilities.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

TCX is the company’s new proprietary technology for ethanol production that builds on its acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks—natural gas, coal and pet coke now, with biomass and waste planned for the future. Earlier post.). Source: Celanese. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum , the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), has invested in the first close of the Series A financing round of Hydrogenious Technologies, a company developing liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) hydrogen storage technology. Click to enlarge. 2012.08.066.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Sixty-six is an auspicious number in China, and we think it bodes well for our future success. Ford expects 70% of its growth in the next ten years to come from its Asia Pacific and Africa region. Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa region encompasses markets on three continents, including Australia, China, India, Thailand and South Africa.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Saying that “ investment-grade climate change and clean energy policy is required to shift private sector investment from high-carbon to low-carbon assets ”, a group of 285 investors has urged governments and international policy makers to take new and meaningful steps in the fight against climate change. Avoid retroactivity.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6 Consumer solutions Without a doubt, the biggest steps to helping consumers adopt EVs are government-backed programs like tax credits for EVs, funding for EV charging infrastructure expansion, enacting bans on internal combustion engines, and setting goals for EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As well as stepping up its international activities, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening it German plants with investments of more than €3 billion (US$3.9 At the Sindelfingen plant, more than €1 billion is being invested primarily for future products. billion) this year. —Markus Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

However, the future radiative forcing by HFCs in 2050 would be relatively small, at the same level as it is today ( 2 ), if the current mix of HFCs were replaced with low-GWP substances with lifetimes of a few months or less. 36% of new domestic refrigerators and approximately 25% of new industrial air conditioners).

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

ExxonMobil focused particularly on three groups of countries in projecting future energy trends: China and India, which are expected to account for half the growth in global energy demand because these two developing economies will lead the world in terms of population size and the pace of growth in standards of living. —Outlook.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests. Expanding and coordinating international energy innovation cooperation to bring ideas and resources together across the globe to address these global challenges.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

This new reality means that we must contemplate a much more challenging future. The International Energy Agency, for example, now considers 4°C and 6°C scenarios as well as 2°C in their latest analysis. The risk to business is that it faces more unpredictable and extreme weather, and disruptions to market and supply chains.

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EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

Where does the global EV market stand? South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. Asia Seeing Significant Increases By 2027, the global EV charging station market is projected to reach 30,758 units — up from just 2,115 units in 2020. In the U.S., however, EVs currently account for only 2% of total vehicle sales.

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MARCH 18, 2013

—“Connecting (And Transforming) The Future Of Transportation”. Related to the first theme, with the support of the National Science Foundation, SMART is developing a report on future research directions related to systems-based approaches to sustainable transportation. Zielinski, S.

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MAY 29, 2009

We have assigned a group of experts to focus on building greater synergies to get us through the crisis and position us competitively for the future. In 2009, for example, Renault’s plant in Brazil will produce two additional Nissan vehicles while Nissan’s plant in South Africa builds two additional Renault vehicles.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. A recent survey question asked by Toyota was: “In the future, what direction would you like to see hybrids go?" Recently, however, we’ve been getting international inquires. 18% Alternative fuel hybrid.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Most automotive manufacturers say they plan to use renewable energy in the future, but for now, most battery production relies on electric grids largely powered by fossil fuels. Although EV battery costs have fallen dramatically over the past decade, the International Energy Agency is projecting a. The International Energy Agency.

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