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Ampersand Partners With TotalEnergies Kenya To Roll Out Electric Motorcycle Battery Swapping Stations In Kenya

CleanTechnica EVs

Kenya’s motorcycle industry is booming, buoyed by the ever growing motorcycle taxi (Boda Boda) industry. There are over 2 million motorcycles registered in Kenya. Sales of […].

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

Green Car Congress

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. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. Rwanda has a young and progressive population that appreciates individual and modern mobility.

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

Green Car Congress

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. MWh per vehicle, less than half the industry average of 2.37

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

Blink Charging

With this increase in demand came an equally steep rise in the price of the metals used in the manufacturing of EV batteries – particularly lithium – which the IEA’s report says is a significant challenge to the EV industry. Countries like Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Egypt all have plans in place to increase EV production and usage.

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

Cars That Think

Ferdinanda Ponci was elected in 2010 as the IEEE Women in Engineering liaison. In June the society joined 21 other IEEE organizational units that took the IEEE Women in Engineering pledge to work toward “gender-diversified panels at all IEEE meetings, conferences, and events.” The society has about 3,820 members.

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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. Working with electric vehicles requires mechanical and engineering expertise. Maluta has diplomas in mechanical engineering from the National Industrial Training Authority and the PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute , both in Nairobi. “My

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Made-in-India two-wheeler exports finally on the upswing | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Five months into CY2024, the Indian two-wheeler industry is well placed to achieve strong numbers this year. On April 18, HMSI inaugurated a new state-of-the-art engine assembly line at its Global Resource Factory in Manesar, Gurugram (Haryana), with a focus on CKD (Completely Knocked Down) exports.

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