Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The introduction of the one-ton pickup with seating for up to 5 people will make Mercedes-Benz the first premium manufacturer to account for the changing customer requirements in the global segment of mid-size pickups. The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

Volkswagen and CFAO, a long-standing partner in Africa for the distribution and assembly of vehicles, signed a letter of intent to this effect. It is planned to initially build the Volkswagen Polo and Passat models. Furthermore, a local start-up is developing the programming for the mobility app.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 14, 2022

First place in the best overall proof-of-concept category went to social enterprise startup Wakoma for the Nimble , an open-source, portable, wireless mesh network system that communities can build and deploy locally. Our team is accelerating this with localized open-source hardware and software and capacity building.” www.youtube.com.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. Before joining Rivian, Materazzo was VP of manufacturing at Stellantis North America. Rivian’s COO, Frank Klein, described Materazzo’s experience in auto manufacturing as “second to none.”

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Electric Vehicles India

JANUARY 31, 2023

The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka. EV plans for Bounce Infinity also include building a battery swap network. The source claims the company wants to expand its export market. As of now, it has raised more than $220 million.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

GE will invest an additional $70 million to expand its sodium-halide battery manufacturing plant in New York, which is part of the company’s new Energy Storage business.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But continuing to build new coal-fired plants will leave producers with only bad options toward a net-zero future by 2050. South Africa and India have good iron ore reserves and the potential to produce a large amount of low-cost clean power.

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Electric Vehicles India

OCTOBER 6, 2021

” India imports coal mainly from Indonesia, Australia and South Africa. The Ministry of Coal has finalised an Agenda Document for the year 2021-22, which broadly focuses on the four areas of Coal Sector Reforms, Coal Transition and Sustainability, Institution Building and Futuristic Agenda. Press Release .

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

Five of these markets namely Indonesia, LATAM, Poland, Brazil, Columbia and Bangladesh have matured aftermarket with a substantial number of ageing vehicles while another five markets, i.e., North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa and UAE are fast developing and offer high growth opportunities.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 22, 2021

South Africa’s Rubicon Group enables transformative sustainable and industrial technologies across the energy and manufacturing sectors in Africa and other emerging markets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ The new manufacturing organization Mercedes-Benz Operations (MO) is based on global production networks and centralized responsibility for logistics and quality.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2015

The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Nissan is the world’s second-biggest 1-ton pickup truck maker and has been building and selling 1-ton pickups for more than 80 years. Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

Many people may assume that oil, greases and fuels are simply added at the end of a concept-car build project such as this, but the Shell car aims to show what can be achieved when its products are integrated into the design from the start. Shell will design the motor oil that complements and enhances the overall efficiency of the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Tesla exceeded its production plan by producing 13,091 vehicles, including the first Model X vehicles, despite a one-week shut down to expand manufacturing capacity. In Q4, Tesla plans to build 15,000 to 17,000 vehicles, and to deliver 17,000 to 19,000 vehicles, which will result in 50,000 to 52,000 total deliveries for the year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2011

Axion International, a leading producer of industrial building products and railroad ties made from 100% recycled plastic ( earlier post ), has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sicut Holding Limited (previously Micron Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

As of 20 July, participating governments include China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. EVI will explore opportunities to build upon existing international initiatives. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2010

Tests have shown that the quality of components produced using this method is equally as high (or better) than those manufactured using conventional processes. Tests have also shown that manufacturing cycle times can be reduced by at least 40% using SLM and other laser-based generative methods. Konrad Wissenbach, ILT. million (US$4.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

The sedan and the five-door Fiesta hatchback are both built at the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company manufacturing facility in Nanjing. Fiestas built in Cologne are also on sale now in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. China is the world’s first market to introduce the four-door Fiesta sedan.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

I prefer not to comment on it but simply wish to pass it on to others who might have wondered what the manufacturer said. Here goes: "The converters have been manufactured for over 20 years and we have 10,000+ units operating in South Africa at 120 volts, all using the same build, without any problems.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

These range from improved building design that reduces or avoids the need for air conditioners to fibre rather than foam insulation materials. The report is the first of three being launched this week by UNEP in the run-up to the UN climate convention meeting in Durban, South Africa. Non-HFC substances.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 31, 2022

Hakan Ekmen: Yes, Accenture has made a series of acquisitions to build its capabilities across industries. The idea is that engineering and manufacturing of products all around cloud, artificial intelligence, 5G, will be redefined. Charged : First of all, congratulations! I understand umlaut was acquired by Accenture in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2017

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new pickup truck—the first from a premium manufacturer—the X-Class. At the beginning of 2018 South Africa, Australia and New Zealand will follow, and at the beginning of 2019 Argentina and Brazil. The market launch in Europe is scheduled for November 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

Big Modules must satisfy the pre-requisites of the Alliance Integrated Manufacturing System (AIMS) process. When a plant starts manufacturing a new product, AIMS limits the additional investment for the first volume production of a new model. Manufacturing Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2016

The service will run on new 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses manufactured by New Flyer. Bus Rapid Transit offers the benefits of a light rail train system without the exorbitant cost of building light rail. The BRT will operate inside a transit-only lane for most of the 9.5 mile route with stops at raised station platforms.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

The achievements include shared platforms and powertrains, cooperation on advanced technologies, standardization of manufacturing methods, the expansion of the product line-ups and the extension of the global footprint of each partner. By the end of 2009, a total of 11 vehicles will be cross-manufactured. million units in 1999 to 6.9

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

The largest percentage increases we recommend compared to 2009 funding levels are for energy storage, buildings, bioenergy, and solar photovoltaics. The remainder of the funding should go to other areas, including Basic Energy Sciences, the report by the team from the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs suggests.

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EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. Europe Is Getting Organized In February 2021 , the European Union was advised by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association that binding targets should be set to have one million electric vehicle charging stations set up by 2024 and three million in place by 2029.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant. European cell manufacturers currently rely heavily on China for battery precursors. However, the raw materials for batteries are, in most cases, imported into China from Africa and refined before being exported to Europe. Source: BNEF.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 14, 2007

If the manufacturers have no surprises up their exhaust pipes the car will be practical and reasonably priced. Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa. The Air Car uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China currently hosts 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of anode and electrolyte production. This year, the changes in the overall rankings were mostly driven by the greater access to several key raw materials and manufacturing capacities domestically. —Ellie Gomes-Callus, metals and mining analyst at BNEF.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2022

Each stage in production matters—mining, refining, and producing the raw materials, manufacturing the components, and finally assembling them into cells and battery packs. The manufacture of lithium batteries for EVs, like those shown here, is energy intensive, as is the mining and refining of the raw materials. AFP/Getty Images.

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