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

Baua Electric

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.

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IEEE Honors Pioneering Engineers

Cars That Think

HAMMING MEDAL Sponsor: Qualcomm MADHU SUDAN Harvard “For fundamental contributions to probabilistically checkable proofs and list decoding of Reed-Solomon codes.” IEEE MEDAL IN POWER ENGINEERING Sponsors: IEEE Industry Applications , Industrial Electronics , Power Electronics, and Power & Energy societies THOMAS M.

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Leclanché, eCAMION and SGEM to build and operate network of 34 fast-charging stations along Trans-Canada Highway

Green Car Congress

Bryan Urban, EVP of Leclanché North America, will serve as president and Himanshu Sudan CFO of eCAMION will serve as CEO of the joint venture. It delivers a wide range of energy storage solutions for homes, small offices, industry, electricity grids, as well as solutions for transport such as electric buses and marine applications.

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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

Green Car Congress

The accord calls for action to hold mean warming of the Earth’s surface to no more than 2 ºC above pre-industrial levels, but does not define reductions in greenhouse gases that might be employed to achieve that goal. In the end, 188 countries voted in favor of the motion, with Cuba, Bolivia, Sudan, and Venezuela voting against it.

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Pavna readying new plant in Hosur for TVS Motor, Ola Electric – ET Auto

Baua Electric

New Delhi: Pavna Industries , which recently bagged an order from Ola Electric for supply of ignition switches and latches, is commissioning a new plant at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. Right now, Pavna Industries supplies these parts from its decades-old Aligarh plant in Uttar Pradesh.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. The Congolese government has also promised to pilot regulated areas for artisanal miners.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

As a result, the struggle for oil resources remains a noticeable factor in many areas of political instability, tension and conflict in the world, notably Iraq, Syria, Nigeria, South Sudan, Libya, Venezuela and the South China Sea. The Congolese government has also promised to pilot regulated areas for artisanal miners.