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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. Investing $4.5

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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

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Gabon, South Africa, Australia, Georgia. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Major import sources. Natural graphite. China, Mexico, Canada, India. Chile, Canada, Mexico. Rare earths.

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

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Of 9 reports from the TEF project, four deal with reducing transportation demand. Zielinski, S. 2010) Connecting (and transforming) the future of transportation: a brief and practical primer for implementing sustainable door-to-door transportation systems in communities and regions.

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