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Can Low Speed Electric Vehicles Spark The EV Revolution In Africa? Part 2: Funky Electric’s FE1

CleanTechnica EVs

A small vehicle that has a range of about 100 km and limited to 60 km/h could be just fine for a lot of people living in urban areas. Not everyone needs a 2.5-ton ton speed machine that goes from zero to 100km/h in 1 second. High school kids driving themselves to school, college students, recent […]

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Musashi appoints Naoya Nishimura as CEO for India, Africa region – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Naoya Nishimura as CEO for India, Africa region New Delhi: Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt Ltd (Musashi), a 100% owned subsidiary of Musashi Seimitsu Industries, Japan, and a manufacturer of two-wheeler and four-wheeler transmission components in India, has appointed Naoya Nishimura as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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Datsun to launch in South Africa by end of 2014; also India, Indonesia and Russia

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brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to South Africa. The first model to be introduced in South Africa will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. The brand is also to be introduced in India, Indonesia and Russia in 2014.

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Volvo Group launches Quester heavy-duty truck range for growth markets

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UD Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, launched Quester, a new heavy-duty truck range developed specifically for growth markets. UD Trucks has served the Japanese market, and exported trucks to markets across Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle-East for many decades.

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia recently signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. The Kraft pulping process transforms wood chips into pulp, from which a broad range of paper products are made.

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Volvo Trucks leading market in Europe and in N America for electric heavy-duty trucks

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Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. Most of these orders came from countries in the northern part of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Sweden. In total, the manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries.

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Study finds future-fuel demand for shipping industry equal to entire current global production of renewables

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Particular opportunity for the Global South identified as net-zero fuel production costs expected to be up to 20% lower in Latin America and Africa. This is due to the expected production cost differentials of such fuels across the world (expected range of €72.60/MWh London, UK. Vancouver, Canada. 17th May 2022. MWh to €156.40/MWh

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