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86 Articles match "South Africa"
| The Latest from Electric Vehicles | MORE | | Aviation Summit calls for global framework on emissions reductions In a keynote address, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, South Africa, called on Europe to suspend the integration of civil aviation into its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for two years, in order to give time for the development of a global framework under the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Brief Green Car Congress - Sunday, March 25, 2012 | -
| The Best from Electric Vehicles | MORE | - South Africa Revitalizes Efforts on Automotive Li-ion Batteries
South Africa is reinvigorating its efforts to develop automotive lithium-ion batteries, with the government’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) now determining the commercial feasibility of battery manufacturing in the country. Engineering News. Green Car Congress - Sunday, December 13, 2009 - South Africas Optimal Energy Considering Battery Swap with the Joule EV
South Africa-based Optimal Energy is considering using a battery-swap scheme with its Joule electric vehicle ( earlier post ). Engineering News. The car will be onsale in 2013. Optimal Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based EDAG, a German automotive full- service supplier, to industrialize the Joule. Green Car Congress - Saturday, June 5, 2010 - GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa
GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company. It feeds the port of Saldanha Bay, for export to a global market. Green Car Congress - Monday, December 21, 2009 -
- Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets
TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in South Africa. Green Car Congress - Saturday, October 8, 2011 - Toyota to start vehicle exports from India; Etios to South Africa in 2012; the priority of emerging markets
TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012. The models for export will be based on the Etios platform currently sold in India, but will be developed and produced to fit the lifestyles, consumer preferences, climate, road conditions and usage considerations in South Africa. Green Car Congress - Sunday, October 9, 2011 - Optimal Energys Joule EV Completes Prototype Phase, Nearing Production
Joule, the EV from South African company Optimal Energy ( earlier post ), has completed the prototype phase recently and is nearing the start of volume production, according to the company. The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC), as potential investor, is party to this Memorandum. Earlier post.) Green Car Congress - Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -
- Land Rover EV discovers its wild side
It will be enough to make a Lion jump.Axeon and Jaguar Land Rover South Africa have worked together to produce an electric version of the Defender for use in game parks, minimising both environmental and noise pollution. The model has already proven that it can get closer to the wildlife thanks to its silent running [.]. Green Cars News - Monday, May 9, 2011 - A Tale of Two Toyota Corollas: U.S. Buyers Get More For Less
Which is how a pair of very plain 2010 Toyota Corollas in South Africa taught us a few lessons about fuel economy, green value, and what other countries drive. Toyota has built cars in South Africa When auto editors go on vacation, we rent cars too. The bottom line: U.S. Green Car Reports - Wednesday, June 30, 2010 - AFC and University of Witwatersrand Sign Exclusive Agreement to Commercialize Fischer-Tropsch Fuels and Chemical Feedstocks in the Americas
and the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (Wits) signed an exclusive representation agreement to commercialize the Fischer-Tropsch-based fuel and chemical production process developed by the Centre of Materials and Process Synthesis (COMPS) located at The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Green Car Congress - Friday, June 26, 2009 -
- Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC
As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency. Pilot cities. Participating countries may also share experiences from existing pilot projects. Structure. Green Car Congress - Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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