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MAX & Kofa Partner for TAILG Jidi Electric Motorcycle Financing in Ghana

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Lagos-headquartered MAX describes itself as a technology-enabled company driven by a vision to solve mobility challenges in Africa. MAX has over fourteen branches across Nigeria, Cameroon, and Ghana. continued] The post MAX & Kofa Partner for TAILG Jidi Electric Motorcycle Financing in Ghana appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Kofa & TAILG Partner To Deploy 200,000 Electric Motorcycles & 5,000 Battery Swap Stations In Africa by 2030

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Kofa, a Ghanaian company focusing on battery swap networks, and TAILG are jointly developing a battery swap-enabled electric motorcycle called Jidi. Kofa says the first orders of the Jidi are expected to arrive in Ghana at the end of 2023.

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Persistent Expands Its Electric Mobility Venture Building To West Africa, Partners With SolarTaxi

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Ghanaian company SolarTaxi, which was started by Jorge Appiah in 2018, has been making good progress in the electric mobility sector. SolarTaxi’s vision is to become the leading e-mobility product and services company in West Africa. SolarTaxi […].

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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In a first for the African continent, the Volkswagen Brand has launched a pilot project in partnership with Siemens to test the feasibility of electric mobility in an African country. With the launch of the pilot project, Rwanda becomes the first African country to introduce a Volkswagen electric car. —Thomas Schäfer.

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and partners will present their new prototype of an electric four-wheel drive utility vehicle designed for Africa—the aCar — at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. The two-seat aCar is EU-classified as L7e—a heavy quadricycle. and Hydraulik KG.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

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In late 2022, I was invited to go to Ghana with a friend researching work by the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who first made a splash at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. We were going to Ghana to learn about the context of his work and also to understand the emerging contemporary art scene in the country. Mr. Kudjie and Mr.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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With the rapid growth of battery electric vehicles, battery recycling is also an important aspect of the electric vehicles revolution. India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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