Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

The global geothermal industry surpassed 12,000 MW of geothermal power operational, with about 600 MW of new geothermal power coming online globally, according to a year-end update by the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 24, 2023

There has been a lot of attention on electrifying the motorcycle industry on the African continent. There are over 27 million ICE motorbikes registered across Africa, with around 80% of them used in the motorcycle taxi industry. […]

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2021

We have seen it before with the telecommunications and fintech industries. Africa could be on the verge of another incredible leapfrog event. Once the underserved and unbanked population were introduced to the world of mobile phones, and subsequently mobile money, they quickly jumped in.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2017

The project involves the TUM Chairs of Automotive Technology, Metal Forming and Casting, Industrial Design as well as Strategy and Organization. In addition, industry partners are participating in the project: African Health & Agricultural Foundation; Dräxlmaier Group; Hirschvogel Automotive Group; McKinsey & Company Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

Rwanda does not currently have an established vehicle industry. Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, and in Kenya in December 2016. With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

In addition to the new manufacturing facility, Biliti Electric operates assembly plants in the United States, Portugal, and Kenya. The company has garnered support from distinguished figures in the automotive industry, including G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Richard Wagoner, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Africa is the last frontier for the automotive industry. Volkswagen’s long-term goal is to play a leading and pioneering role in the development of the automotive industry in the continent. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 7, 2024

In addition to India, Uber is testing its flexible pricing model, Flex, in various other markets around the world, such as Lebanon, Kenya, and Latin America. In some cities, it is even offered for premier cabs and auto-rickshaw rides.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2020

They found that the vast majority of countries and industrial sectors are highly exposed both directly, via domestic production, and indirectly, via imports, to over-exploited and insecure water, energy and land resources. As a result, countries place pressures on natural resources both within and beyond their borders.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Among those commitments was a promise to be more transparent: to share information “across the industry and with governments, civil society, and academia,” and to publicly report their AI systems’ capabilities and limitations. Which all sounds great in theory, but what does it mean in practice? “No

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 18, 2022

One startup trying to solve this problem is ARC Ride , in Nairobi, Kenya. Maluta has diplomas in mechanical engineering from the National Industrial Training Authority and the PC Kinyanjui Technical Training Institute , both in Nairobi. “My ARC Ride is also installing battery-swapping stations around the city.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

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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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2023

Africa New Energy and Vehicles (AfricaNEV) is a continental non-profit that aims to accelerate the adoption of e-mobility in Africa through policy advocacy, awareness creation, and skills development, as well as linking industry players in the e-mobility value chain.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

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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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

Keynote speakers are from academia as well as industry—many of them women. The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. The mentors work in academia, industry, and government,” Ramirez Cortés says. The society has about 3,820 members. A chapter in Ghana is in the process of forming.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Thus the recent boom in battery recycling—and readers’ interest in this story on how the industry is expanding beyond China and South Korea and into the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. While lithium isn’t exactly in short supply, extracting it from the ground exacts a huge environmental cost.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Major carbon dioxide reduction strategies mainly target the energy and large industrial sectors and therefore would not necessarily result in significant reductions in emissions of the black carbon or ozone precursors; methane and carbon monoxide.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The main transport technologies in use today came out of the industrial revolution. Transporting a container of avocados from Kenya to the Netherlands requires 200 interactions and more than 20 documents, at a cost equal to that of shipping. Efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Currently the vast majority of capacity is concentrated in just seven countries, but additional support from global financial markets and enhanced regional cooperation by institutions such as the World Bank and ARGeo, in Africa, will drive the development of new capacity in promising markets such as Kenya, Indonesia, and Turkey.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2012

IBM Research - Africa will have its first location in Nairobi, Kenya in collaboration between the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) through the Kenya ICT Board. Human Capacity Development: A skills shortage is hindering the leadership and innovation of new industry in Africa.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Rivian is partnering with the Massai Wilderness Conservation Trust (MWCT) on a pilot project with four R1T all-electric trucks working in the Chyulu Hills of Kenya. The EVs enable MWCT to continue its conservation work as efficiently and environmentally friendly as possible.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. NEI Investments; Office of the New York City Comptroller; Seventh Generation Interfaith Coalition for Responsible Investment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

Large family and industrial timber interests (including the Garcia River Forest) own 75% of the watershed; 15% is under agricultural use, and 10% is held in small private ownerships. A 150-year history of forest harvesting has resulted in the current forest conditions. REDD focuses on protecting highly-threatened yet critical forest areas.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

ImaliPay, a fast-growing Pan-African and VC-backed one-stop-shop financial services platform focused on offering credit, savings, and insurance via a single channel or API to Africa’s gig economy platforms, has recently partnered with eBee to lower the barriers for workers in the on-demand delivery sector to have access to cleaner and cheaper to operate (..)

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Driivz

MARCH 31, 2021

The tectonic-plate-related power is generated most in Iceland, El Salvador, New Zealand, Kenya, and the Philippines. Renewables Depending on the Weather. Solar and wind are the easiest to locate, scale, and convert to energy. Solar power ranges from single solar panels on individual roofs to large distributed solar “farms.”

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

billion) were all in the top 10 of investing countries while more than $1 billion was invested in Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, Kenya and Turkey. Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6 billion), India ($7.4 billion) and South Africa ($5.5 in 2013.

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