Baua Electric
MARCH 26, 2024
This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 27, 2023
The Washington Post recently reported on some of the “dirty parts” of EV manufacturing, and it paints a picture of challenges ahead as more people look to make the shift to electrics. Many of the extraction locations are in poor parts of the world where the environmental safety and protections aren’t as strong as they are here.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 21, 2020
Cobalt mined in these areas, and in other parts of the DRC, is shipped mostly to China typically via the port of Durban. However, owing to the widespread closures in South Africa, most shipments are now having to be diverted to other neighboring ports such as Maputo in Mozambique or Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
“I fully anticipate we’re going to keep a lot of pressure on that cobalt production,” Ted Miller, head of energy storage strategy and research at Ford, said at a mining event in South Africa. Slower economic growth would put a dent in oil prices via lower demand, but a lower price itself could keep consumers hooked.
Electric Vehicles India
JANUARY 31, 2023
However, the company’s biggest supporter, Sequoia, was part of the latest round. The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka. The company can sell the scooter without the battery, which can bring the price down significantly. However, it denied consideration of direct sales.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2015
Compared with the previous edition published five years ago, Projected Costs of Generating Electricity: 2015 Edition details a significant drop in the price of solar and wind generation costs, especially for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, as a result of sustained technological progress.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2021
South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power. Reducing the cost of green hydrogen is thus critical, and BNEF estimates that these should fall more than 80% by 2050 to under $1/kg in most parts of the world.
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