Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Volkswagen is taking a further step to develop market potentials in Africa. The concept provides for app-based mobility solutions such as car-sharing and ride-hailing to be offered in Rwanda. Volkswagen is consistently developing market potentials in Africa. Rwanda does not have an established vehicle industry.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

The aCar is designed for passenger and cargo transportation and is also of interest for the European automotive market. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

These figures are derived from expected market acceptance of these innovative mobility services that are completely new to Rwanda. With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility. Rwanda does not currently have an established vehicle industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Therefore, German development cooperation supports innovative ideas for vocational education and environmentally friendly mobility concepts for African cities. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. Africa’s youth need sustainable jobs and better prospects for a future in their home countries. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

However, the partners note, in the current business environment, the risk-reward balance for early-stage investing in potentially transformative energy systems is unlikely to meet the market tests of traditional angel or VC investors. The coalition includes: Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited, India.

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Cars That Think

JULY 29, 2023

The IEEE member from Kigali, Rwanda, participated in installing portable sinks in nearby rural markets to curb the spread of COVID-19 and provided clean water and sanitation services to people displaced by the Mount Nyiragongo volcano eruption in 2021. Her first event was the 2019 PowerAfrica Conference , held in Abuja, Nigeria.

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