CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

So far, the company has financed the purchase of over 100 electric assets in Kenya. Watu says it has been at the forefront of asset financing for two- and three-wheeler vehicles. Watu’s e-motorbike financing model enables customers to acquire an electric motorcycle for as little as Ksh 450 daily (US$3 per day).

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 7, 2023

The global transition to electric mobility is going to be a game-changer for the African continent, and especially for the people living and working in rural areas of the continent. These areas are severely underserved in terms of transport services for people and their goods.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2023

In last year’s elections in Kenya, electric mobility, utility-scale battery storage, energy efficiency, and green hydrogen featured prominently in election manifestos. Since then, President William Ruto’s government has reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to transition to 100% clean energy by 2030.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A number of startups focused on electrifying the motorcycle and motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) market have now entered the boda-boda space in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. They have adopted several models, including battery leasing and swapping services, hoping to entice boda-boda operators with the lower opex costs of electric motorcycles.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

” New Delhi: The California-based Biliti Electric has started construction of its new electric three-wheelers and advanced Li-Ion battery packs manufacturing facility on a 13-acre site in Velimela, in Hyderabad, Telangana state, at an investment of over INR 400 crore.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As power grids everywhere increasingly rely on intermittent renewable energy, batteries and other forms of energy storage that can even out the bumps in supply and demand are taking on a crucial role. No battery is perfect, however, so engineers keep pushing for new and improved ways to store those electrons.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

The battery offers a variety of other possible applications, either as an energy source or as a drive for high-consumption applications, for example as a winch. The 20 kWh battery capacity gives the vehicle an electric range of 80 kilometers (50 miles). to set up a mobile physician’s office or a water treatment station.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

But some of the current EV models aren’t a good fit for owners who can’t wait around for hours for their batteries to charge, such as taxi drivers, delivery people, and ride-hailing services. One startup trying to solve this problem is ARC Ride , in Nairobi, Kenya. ARC Ride is also installing battery-swapping stations around the city.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As such, Volkswagen has significantly expanded its engagement in Africa with the establishment of assembly facilities and marketing activities in Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria. Volkswagen’s long-term goal is to play a leading and pioneering role in the development of the automotive industry in the continent.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

However, there are still challenges ahead, most notably with procuring the raw materials needed for battery production. Manufacturer challenges On the manufacturing side, global demand for EV batteries doubled in 2021, driven largely by China’s EV sales. Who are the top countries for EV adoption?

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2022

STIMA, a battery swapping technology company targeting the deployment of convenient battery swapping infrastructure for electric motorcycles at scale, estimates that there are about 20 million 2-wheelers on Africa’s roads today. Africa’s motorcycle sector is ripe for electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

GM is focusing its long-term innovation efforts on five key areas: Automotive Cleantech that is focused on improving fuel economy and decreasing mobile emissions through advanced engine and transmission technology, next-generation batteries and electric motors, and power electronics. The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 MWh per vehicle.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Suzuki Motor Group’s first battery-electric vehicle will be unveiled at the end of the year and exported to Japan and Europe,” he added Toshihiro Suzuki stated in his address that Suzuki will invest Rs 3,300 crore in Suzuki Motor Gujarat, which will produce 2.5 This will lead to 1.7 times more production and 2.7 lakh to one million.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

Among her achievements: She invented an inexpensive, battery-operated optical imaging system that can detect premalignant tissues—no biopsy required—to help prevent oral and cervical cancer. Rebecca Richards-Kortum has spent most of her 30-year career developing technology to help improve medical care in underserved communities worldwide.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Ampersand was founded in 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda, and quickly started work on motorbike and battery prototypes which were put on road to get real data in the actual conditions that the motorcycles would be used by customers in […]. Ampersand, one of the pioneers in the African electric motorcycle sector, is ramping up its operations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Vehicles equipped with V2L make it possible to power 240V appliances, for example, from the vehicle’s traction battery. There is probably no better place and time to advertise vehicles with Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capability than in South Africa right now!

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2014, Volkswagen of America announced that starting with the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions battery-electric 2015 e-Golf ( earlier post ), it would invest in projects to offset the carbon emissions created from the e-Golf on a full lifecycle basis: production, distribution and up to approximately 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of driving.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 7, 2021

Welcome to China × Cleantech — April 2021 edition. Our China x Cleantech series covers top cleantech stories in China each month. EV Sales 11% Plugin Vehicle Share In China! On the 23rd of April, José Pontes reported on the sales numbers of the Chinese EV market in March of 2021. It was a great month, […].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay.

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Driivz

MARCH 31, 2021

The tectonic-plate-related power is generated most in Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Unfortunately, solar and wind energy aren’t always available due to fluctuating weather conditions – however, advances in battery technologies are making it easier to store them for “a rainy day.”.

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