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Datsun to launch in South Africa by end of 2014; also India, Indonesia and Russia

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brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to South Africa. The first model to be introduced in South Africa will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. The brand is also to be introduced in India, Indonesia and Russia in 2014.

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Ballard and Anglo American Platinum partner on a range of fuel cell applications in South Africa

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Ballard Power Systems and Anglo American Platinum Limited, the world’s leading primary producer of platinum group metals, are working in partnership on a number of early-stage stationary and motive power applications of fuel cells in the South African market. COP17 was a high-level summit on climate change.

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BMW’s Plant In Pretoria Will Be The Sole Producer Of The New BMW X3 PHEV For The Global Market!

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2,142 passenger plug-in hybrid vehicles were built in South Africa from January to May this year. Most of these (if not all) are probably Mercedes-Benz C-Classes, given the range of vehicles […]

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SolarTaxi Adds The XPeng G3 To Its Growing Range Of EV Models For Sale & Leasing In Ghana!

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In many markets, there are only a few models available for consumers to buy. In South Africa, for example, the BMW i3 was for a very long time the only full electric vehicle available on the market. One of the best ways to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles is just to make them available. Right […].

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All-electric member of new Mercedes S-Class on market next year: EQS based on new electric architecture

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Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. With ranges of up to 700 km (according to WLTP), the EQS meets the requirements on a progressive saloon in the S-Class segment in this respect as well.

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BloombergNEF: battery metals rebounding; by 2030, annual Li-ion battery demand to pass 2TWh

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China controls the battery chemical industry, with the biggest market share for all of the five main battery materials: lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt and graphite. Automakers could switch to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry, which would reduce the performance of some EVs, particularly their range.

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Leclanché to provide battery technology for Canadian Pacific’s hydrogen-powered locomotive project

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The market for freight rail is large and growing across the world. This project further expands our addressable market to include electrification of the freight rail sector representing a major global opportunity for the reduction of greenhouse gases. compared with the five-year average. —Anil Srivastava, CEO, Leclanché.

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