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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

Green Car Congress

In the past year, our operations in Kigali have provided us with valuable lessons and business intelligence which we plan to utilise in our growth strategy into other African markets like Ghana and Ethiopia. Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations.

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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

Green Car Congress

However, to make sure the aCar also meets all the demands placed on it on location, they shipped the vehicle to Ghana, where they tested the technology and concept under local conditions in July 2017. The team produced the first prototype in May 2016 and conducted initial tests in Germany. Otto SPANNER GmbH; Schnupp GmbH & Co.

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Exploring Ghana, With Contemporary Art as a Guide

Baua Electric

In late 2022, I was invited to go to Ghana with a friend researching work by the Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who first made a splash at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015. We were going to Ghana to learn about the context of his work and also to understand the emerging contemporary art scene in the country. Mr. Kudjie and Mr.

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Aptera’s brand ambassador program is very on character

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Micheal is a bit of a renaissance man; author, movie producer, and self-described preacher of the gospel of the longboard, Daniel is a vacation property owner in the Caribbean, Lauren is a successful MBA who has worked in a series of startups, and Shine is a recent US immigrant from Ghana who works in finance for startup businesses.

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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Piedmont, which also is working on lithium projects in Tennessee, Ghana and Quebec, must still obtain state air quality and wastewater permits, both of which are routine for mining projects in the state.

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Gravita India largest battery recycling firm enters into EV recycling business

Electric Vehicles India

Industrial recycling of lithium-ion batteries is done mainly in the European Union and China. Battery recycling is not only important to save the environment from its disposals but it is also necessary to collect the precious metals comprising the batteries that must not be lost forever. EV batteries are not yet recycled at scale.

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

Baua Electric

According to industry estimates, the state’s automotive sector is now valued at USD 3 billion, with Gujarat exporting automobiles and auto components with over eight lakh vehicles exported in the fiscal year 2020-21. Tata Motors currently has signed an MoU with the Gujarat government to establish a lithium-ion cell factory.

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