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Affordable Electric Cars Like BYD Seagull & Wuling Bingo Could Be Big Hit In Africa, Used Car Imports Imply

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Zimbabwe’s national statistics agency, Zimstat, recently released its Transport Statistics Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2023. The report says as of June 30, 2023, light motor vehicles (up to 2,300 kg) accounted for 76.5% Zimbabwe has a population of approximately 16 million people, according to the […]

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Hyundai Looks Like The Most Serious Automaker When It Comes To The African Market

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I was born in Mutare, a beautiful small border town in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Mutare is home to one of Zimbabwe’s motor vehicle assembly plants, Quest Motor Corporation. Quest Motors is also the official dealer for BMW in Zimbabwe. I used to like BMW a lot when I was growing up.

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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Add in Zimbabwe, where Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Offtake agreements, such as the ones General Motors Co. Of the country’s two operating mines, one is owned by Beijing-based Sinomine Resource Group Co., while the other was owned by Chinese battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. has signed with Lithium Americas Corp.

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Electric Pickups & Vans Are Now Available In Some African Markets — Time For Fleet Operators To Electrify

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Fleet operators constitute the bulk of brand new motor vehicle purchases in a lot of markets on the continent. They also represent an essential customer segment — repeat customers! Fleet operators normally replace their fleets at regular intervals.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. How about if we give it to you in those big denomination Zimbabwe dollars? spokesman Greg Martin said.

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

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Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable. The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age.