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

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However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017. The team produced the first prototype in May 2016 and conducted initial tests in Germany. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The services are offered on the Move App, an innovative IT mobility solution which was developed by a local IT start-up company, Awesomity Lab. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. 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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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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Aptera’s brand ambassador program is very on character

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Aptera’s online marketing strategy includes a brand ambassador program that is very on character for the brand, to say the least, as it highlights the very specific cross-section of people who are interested in the company. With its brand marketing, the company continues its strange nature.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

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The approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality , which was announced by the company on Monday and is conditional on the posting of a USD 1 million reclamation bond, removes one major hurdle to Piedmont’s plans to tap a large lithium deposit just outside Charlotte. The company has applied for U.S.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

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India’s largest battery recycling company Gravita India Ltd is entering into the electric vehicles battery recycling business. Industrial recycling of lithium-ion batteries is done mainly in the European Union and China. EV batteries are not yet recycled at scale. Gravita targets a supply of approx.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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billion with 58 companies as part of the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Summit. The company will invest approximately Rs 13,000 crore (USD 1.6 Some of the other major investments in green energy in the state include that of power company NTPC. The government of Gujarat has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth USD 86.07

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