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Volvo delivers first heavy electric truck to Africa; Volvo FE Electric for refuse collection in Rabat, Morocco

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Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to Rabat, Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa. Morocco has ambitious climate goals, based on large investments in renewable energy.

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Study confirms €1T green hydrogen potential for Africa

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The analysis highlights the benefits of harnessing solar power to create green hydrogen in four African hubs: Mauritania, Morocco, southern Africa and Egypt. The new study outlines how production and transmission of green hydrogen can lead to a €1-trillion investment yielding 7 exajoules of energy (versus a consumption in Africa of 19.9

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. According to Nissan, elsewhere in the world the global motorization average is 182 vehicles per 1,000 people versus 42 per 1,000 in Africa.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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CCC and Fusion Fuel have agreed to cooperate on projects involving the production of green hydrogen for potential clients in the refining and petrochemical industries in order to reduce their carbon footprint. CCC is a globally diversified company specializing in Engineering and Construction. Many more will follow.

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Renault-Nissan previews four new SUVs for India, 5 & 7-seater SUVs in the works

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Read more The upcoming SUVs will arrive in five and seven-seater configurations and will have heavy localisation The Renault-Nissan alliance has announced plans to launch four new SUVs in the Indian market as part of its future product strategy. The platform in question will be the alliance’s CMF-B -platform.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. Every cell generation is awarded in global competition to the leading manufacturer from both a technology and a business perspective. The BMW Group has also localized battery production in Thailand and is working with the Dräxlmaier Group in this area.

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Prayon and Pulead to create JV for manufacture and sale of lithium iron phosphate material for Li-ion batteries

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LiFePO 4 +C grants a limited number of sublicenses to suitable lithium iron phosphate (LFP)/lithium metal phosphate (LMP) producers who are capable of meeting market demand with high-quality products. The joint venture will help meet the increasing global demand for licensed LFP.

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