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TUM, partners to present electric aCar prototype at IAA; transport for sub-Saharan Africa

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The 20 kWh battery capacity gives the vehicle an electric range of 80 kilometers (50 miles). Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT) Tanzania. The two-seat aCar is EU-classified as L7e—a heavy quadricycle. Power output is 2 x 8 kW; voltage level is 48 volts; top speed is 60 km/h (37 mph).

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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Kathmandu in Nepal, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania). In 2018, cities in the highest quarter of greenness range accommodated only 12% of the total city population; about 69% of the total population lived in areas with a lower greenness. Pearl River Delta (PRD) and Beijing in China, São Paulo in Brazil).

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Researchers castigate planning bodies for ill-conceived Jatropha programs

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Research on Jatropha planting in Tanzania found the net present value of a five-year investment in Jatropha plantation was negative with a loss of US$ 65 per ha on lands with yields of 2 tons/ha of seeds and only slightly beneficial at US$9 per ha with yields of 3 tons when the average expected Jatropha seed yield on poor barren soils is only 1.7

India 239
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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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That really is the Holy Grail of battery chemistries: quick charging, plus long endurance, long range and multiple cycle times. Battery tech is always looking for longer range and faster charging, and graphite plays a role in that, so we are constantly looking at ways to optimize the performance of our graphite.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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The 2019 revision also presents population projections from the present until 2100, depicting a range of possible or plausible outcomes at the global, regional and country levels. Around 2027, India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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To get there, the draft presents several targets for emission reductions from developed countries, ranging from 25% to 45% below 1990 levels by 2020. Authored by Michael Zammit Cutajar, Chair of the working group, the six-page draft calls for the world to keep temperatures from rising beyond a ceiling of 1.5 °C