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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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An electric drive is not only greener, but is also the better solution in technical terms, since it is low-maintenance and can apply its full torque directly to accelerating from a stop. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) Tanzania. Four-wheel drive is a must for the roads of Africa, the majority of which are not paved.

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Roskill: Spread of COVID-19 threatens cobalt supply; bottlenecks out of DRC

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With countries imposing prevention and control measures against the virus, a number of cobalt-producing operations have been temporarily closed for maintenance since March. As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, the pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the global economy and commodity markets, including cobalt.

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