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You Can Now Buy The New BYD E6 With Blade Battery In Zimbabwe

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BYD Zimbabwe recently launched the T3 electric van in the Zimbabwean market. This made it the first company to introduce brand new electric vehicles in Zimbabwe.

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Benchmark: Africa’s lithium production to increase >10x this decade; potentially 12% of global supply

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In graphite—unlike in cobalt and lithium—non-Chinese companies are the dominant investors on the continent. Namibia recently banned exports of non-beneficiated ores of critical minerals including lithium following in the footsteps of Zimbabwe, which passed similar legislation in December last year.

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We Need More Vehicles Like The Ford F150 Lightning: An African Perspective

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In Southern Africa, people in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe experience regular and in some instances prolonged outages as the power companies in the respective countries fail to […]. Nations in these parts of the world currently face sharply contrasting situations in the electricity sector.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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and two other Chinese chemicals companies guarantee they’ll be able to purchase almost every ton of material it produces for the next few years, dependent only on the pace of its expansion plans. Add in Zimbabwe, where Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Pilbara Minerals Ltd., until falling prices drove it into a period of bankruptcy in 2021.

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Business Leaders Call for Linking Water, Energy and Climate in Global Talks

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In the examples cited in the report, biomass for biofuels has the largest and widest ranging footprint: from 24,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in the Netherlands to 143,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in Zimbabwe. The tool, which was developed by CH2M HILL and an advisory board of 22 WBCSD member companies, aims to help corporations better manage their water use.

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This bike was specifically designed to bring transportation to low-income, rural areas

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And we recently learned from Trek more about how the company has helped ensure even those Buffalo Bikes make their way to those in need. Those bikes will be headed to Buffalo communities across Africa and South America, including Zambia, Kenya, Colombia, and Zimbabwe. A $165 donation helps donate a bike to someone in need.