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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced today by Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa and responsible for the Sub-Sahara Africa Region, in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Right Honourable Dr. Edouard Ngirente.

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Volkswagen founds mobility services company in Rwanda; to begin local assembly of Polo and Passat

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The Volkswagen brand has founded “Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda”, a company based in Rwanda. The objective is to provide modern integrated mobility services in Africa in future. Going forward, the brand will be focusing in particular on new app-based mobility services such as car sharing and ride hailing in Rwanda.

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More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

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The event is scheduled to be held from January 10 to 12, 2024 and the theme is Gateway to the Future. We will invest in the future. The Tenth Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 kicked off in Gandhinagar today. This will lead to 1.7 times more production and 2.7 times more exports this year. lakh to one million.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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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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U.S. Commercial Drone Delivery Comes Closer

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Stephen Cass: Hello and welcome to Fixing the Future , an IEEE Spectrum podcast where we look at concrete solutions to tough problems. Cass: So before we get into what’s going on with the United States, can you first catch us up on how things have been going on with Rwanda and the other African countries you’ve been operating in?

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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.