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Solutions for Providing Internet Access to Rural Areas

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the need to provide Internet connectivity to underserved communities. Many people with affordable access have been able to work from home, learn remotely, and shop online, but that certainly hasn’t been the case for everyone. Accelerating Africa’s Digital Transformation Through ICTs.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014.

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Study recommends $10B/year US federal investment in energy RD&D and a substantial price on carbon emissions; leveraging the national labs and encouraging the private sector for a clean energy future

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Despite current deficits, the United States cannot afford to forego the long-term investments that will improve its competitiveness in this multi-trillion-dollar market and its national security, while reducing both greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental hazards.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe. Africa has a wealth of critical battery raw materials and is in a position to use these to attract more value-add in downstream processing and manufacturing.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

auto finance and is now even into second hand cars. There is an aluminium bus bar for connecting the cells in series. Affordable EV space is important to the company. Latin America, Africa, Australia and US have all got proven Lithium reserves. But Ola soon realised that swapping is not a great business model.

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Ford developing a strategy to address urban personal mobility globally; a mobility company, not just an auto company

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During his keynote address at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year, he outlined a plan for connected cars to help avoid a potential future of what he called “ global gridlock—a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources.” ( Earlier post.) We want to go to a fully connected multi-modal network.

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