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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa.

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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant

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In China, MINO provides BIW intelligent manufacturing lines for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors, Great Wall, Geely, GAC, SAIC, BAIC as well as other Chinese domestic and foreign automotive manufacturers, and exports products to the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Malaysia and other countries.

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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India this decade | Autocar Professional

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SAIC Motor, China’s largest car maker, has set an ambitious target of producing and selling over 1 million vehicles along with its joint venture partner, JSW Group. China’s largest automaker entered India in 2018 through its British brand MG Motor India. JSW MG Motor India will leverage synergies across JSW Group’s ecosystem.

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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India by decade-end, says top executive | Autocar Professional

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SAIC Motor, China’s largest carmaker, plans to invest up to $2 billion in India by this decade’s end and produce and sell over a million vehicles annually along with its joint venture partner JSW Group by then, a top executive told Autocar Professional. “We We have a very ambitious plan. We have good cooperation with JSW Group.

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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration

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Electric motors have helped bring legged robots into the mainstream, offering a straightforward and compact way of controlling robotic limbs with all the fancy control features you need for safe and nimble motion. But to make a robot run like a cheetah, it turns out that complicated control may not even be necessary.

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Nissan to provide LEAFs and LEAF-to-Home power supplies to roadside rest stations in Japan

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Nissan Motor Co., Nissan LEAF to go on sale in South Africa. The Nissan LEAF will make its South African debut at the Johannesburg International Motor Show in October 2013, going on sale to the public at the same time. —Managing Director of Nissan South Africa, Mike Whitfield.

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Viva Italia! 2024 Lancia Ypsilon set to become a MINI Electric fighter

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That means when it arrives late this year we expect the Lancia Ypsilon to come with an identical 42kWh lithium-ion battery and for it to be driven by a front-mounted electric motor that could share the city car’s 82kW/220Nm output. 2024 Lancia Ypsilon. The post Viva Italia!