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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The success of our innovative and pioneering mobility solutions business has shown us that Rwanda has the potential to leapfrog the internal combustion engines into electric cars. Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda offers mobility solutions services such as ride-hailing and corporate car sharing. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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In 2007, Geely signed a joint venture with the British taxi manufacturer Manganese Bronze which saw the two companies produce the TX range of taxis in Shanghai, which are sold in the local Chinese market and also to international markets including the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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Veeraraghavan and Holly Schneider Brown , director of IEEE Public Imperatives and Corporate Development, told policymakers from around the world about some of the projects the group has funded. International Telecommunication Union secretary-general. The committee also for the first time awarded funding for projects in Fiji and Spain.

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