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4,000 Tembo e-LV EV Conversion Kits For Kenyan Utility Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

One of the best ways to accelerate the transition to electric mobility is to convert the current fleet of ICE vehicles around the world to electric. Streamlining conversion kits to zone in on a particular model is one way of ensuring that significant volumes of ICE vehicles can be converted by targeting fleet operators and […].

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Building a Fleet of Personal EVs in Kenya

Cars That Think

One startup trying to solve this problem is ARC Ride , in Nairobi, Kenya. It also has plans to expand to other cities in Kenya as well as neighboring countries in East Africa. “We We want to add regenerative braking, which converts braking energy into electricity that goes back into the battery.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

Green Car Congress

Many of the most recent energy-savings initiatives have been within GM International Operations (GMIO) in China, India, Kenya, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Thailand. The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 to reflect this change. The latest data shows that GMIO’s average total energy usage is 1.14 MWh per vehicle. MWh per vehicle.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

In addition to its own support for the McKinney Landfill project, Audi (another Volkswagen Group company) is also supporting (likewise teaming with 3Degrees), a UN REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) project in Kenya to offset emissions from the A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid.

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How Will EV Charging Powered by Renewable Energy Create a Greener World

Driivz

The tectonic-plate-related power is generated most in Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Solar and wind are the easiest to locate, scale, and convert to energy. Renewables Depending on the Weather. Solar power ranges from single solar panels on individual roofs to large distributed solar “farms.”

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

Cars That Think

So far, Worldcoin has signed up more than 700,000 users in some 25 countries, including Chile, France, and Kenya. tried out in locations including California, Finland, and Kenya. Questions are also being raised over whether Worldcoin’s products can live up to its ambitious goals.