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Finally, South Africa Could Be Getting An EV With V2L — The Kia EV6!

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Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest share of electricity output from backup/standby generators in the world. This is due many countries in the region having constrained generation capacity, and weak and intermittent grids, resulting in regular power cuts. Nigeria accounts for a huge chunk […].

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There Could Be A Big Opportunity For Hyundai In South Africa With Vehicle-To-Load (V2L)

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There is probably no better place and time to advertise vehicles with Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) capability than in South Africa right now! Vehicles equipped with V2L make it possible to power 240V appliances, for example, from the vehicle’s traction battery.

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GE posts $63M in orders for Durathon sodium-halide battery systems

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In its first weeks of operation, the business secured 10 new telecom customer orders across several regions, including Africa, Asia, India and the US powering a total of more than 3,500 cell towers. When the generator is off and the battery is fully charged, it feeds the stored power back to the cell tower.

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