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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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Cobalt price to hold: Cobalt metal prices have risen by 42% year-to-date on the London Metals Exchange. Manganese supply recovers strongly: Manganese production in South Africa in April increased by 208% year on year. This projected surplus will be dependent on the ability of artisanal producers to ramp up supply.

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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration

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Inspired by the high-speed maneuvering of cheetahs, roboticists at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa , have started experimenting with the old-school sibling of hydraulic actuators—pneumatics. University of Cape Town, South Africa With a boom for support, the 7-kilogram Kemba is able to repeatedly jump to 0.5

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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It will be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its customers in Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. in addition to serving local demand, the plant exports engines to Mercedes sites in East London, South Africa, as well as machined components to Germany).

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VW’s PowerCo, Stellantis, Glencore again $1B nickel, copper SPAC do business in in Brazil

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LONDON — World miner Glencore, Stellantis and Volkswagen Crew’s battery unit PowerCo have yes to again a $1 billion do business in by means of blank-cheque treasure ACG Acquisition Corporate to shop for two mines in Brazil, ACG stated. Each mines usefulness hydropower for manufacturing and are taking into account expansions.

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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

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Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. Rivian hired former Mercedes-Benz exec Arnehelm Mittelbach in November as its first plant manager for its new Georgia facility, where R2 will be built.

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Mercedes-Benz unveiling facelited C-Class at Geneva with new engines, plug-in hybrid versions

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The C-Class Sedan is produced at four plants on four continents, including the lead plant in Bremen (Germany), East London (South Africa), Tuscaloosa (USA) and Beijing (China). The facelifted 2019 Mercedes-Benz C-Class will go on sale in the US by late 2018.

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