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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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Africa’s youth need sustainable jobs and better prospects for a future in their home countries. Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda offers mobility solutions services such as ride-hailing and corporate car sharing. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Suita Environment Learning association for the Future (SELF).

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We recognize that alongside the shift to zero emission vehicles, a sustainable future for road transport will require wider system transformation, including support for active travel, public and shared transport, as well as addressing the full value chain impacts from vehicle production, use and disposal. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.