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Inchcape & BYD Partner In New Distribution Agreement For Ethiopia!

November 13, 2024 admin 0 Comments africa, byd, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ethiopia

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:17:50 +0000

In an unprecedented move some months ago, Ethiopia became effectively the first country in the world to ban the import of internal combustion engine vehicles. That ban was not some futuristic target for 2030 or 2035. It was an immediate ban on the import of ICE cars, with no exceptions. … [continued]

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Cash For Clunkers: Modern Electric Vehicle Variant An Obvious Climate Policy

November 8, 2024 admin 0 Comments africa, air quality, Canada, carbon emissions, cash for clunkers, China, clean transport, climate change, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, EU, Europe, ev batteries, ev sales, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, investment, Manufacturing, Oil, policy & politics, tesla, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:16:48 +0000

In the 1990s, numerous countries both within and outside Europe launched vehicle scrappage schemes with multiple goals. Greece, Hungary, Denmark, Spain, France, Ireland, Norway, and Italy each implemented programs during this period, aimed at scrapping older cars to promote the purchase of newer, safer, and more efficient vehicles. For example, … [continued]

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Volkswagen Group Africa Launches Multifunctional Facility In Africa With Electric Tractors

October 29, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric tractors, Electric vehicles, Farmers, farming, rwanda, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 15:15:26 +0000

In a lot of remote or rural areas across many regions on the African continent, the lack of access to mechanised resources such has tractors has been hindering agricultural productivity. Where there is access to traditional tractors, logistical issues of getting diesel to those places tend to add a premium … [continued]

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Holiday Fun! Taking A 32kWh MINI Cooper SE On A 962km Road Trip From Johannesburg To Afriski Resort In Lesotho And Back

October 27, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reviews, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev road trips, lesotho, mini, mini cooper se, mini electric, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:12:01 +0000

South Africa’s charging network is growing all the time. EV drivers can now comfortably do road trips along most of the country’s major highways. Drivers can now also do road tips to resorts in neighbouring countries such as Lesotho. To showcase this, Ryan Jarret recently took a trip from Johannesburg, … [continued]

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New Command Center Supporting African Power Grid Will Use GE Vernova Software

October 24, 2024 admin africa, command center, engineering, ge vernova, Instrumentation & Controls, news, power, Power Demand, software, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:32:56 +0000

An initiative aimed at connecting more of Africa’s population to the continent’s power grids will use GE Vernova’s GridOS orchestration software. A newly completed Information and Coordination Centre (ICC) in […]

The post New Command Center Supporting African Power Grid Will Use GE Vernova Software appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Centragrid’s New 25MW Solar PV Plant Shows A Way To Help Quickly Address Zimbabwe’s Electricity Rationing

October 23, 2024 admin africa, clean power, grid, hydroelectric, Solar energy, Zimbabwe

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:28:08 +0000

In August, there was a big summit for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was the 44th edition of this summit, with heads of state for 13 out of the 16 member states attending. In preparation for this big summit, the Zimbabwe government spent close to … [continued]

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Ampersand Scales Nairobi Electric Motorcycle Manufacturing Capacity To Meet Kenya’s Growing Demand For Electric Motorcycles

October 22, 2024 admin africa, ampersand, battery swapping, clean transport, electric motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev battery swapping, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, nairobi

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:29:33 +0000

New Nairobi factory triples production capacity in Kenya, fueling the county’s transition to electric motorcycles. Ampersand now has 1150 bikes on the roads of Nairobi. There are over 2 million internal combustion engine motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycles are mainly used as public transport vehicles in Kenya. These motorcycle taxis are … [continued]

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Kabisa Takes The Radar RD6 Electric Pickup On A 2,400km Round Trip From Rwanda To Kenya!

October 14, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric pickups, Electric vehicles, kabisa, rwanda

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:25:49 +0000

Pickups are a big deal in a lot of African countries. In South Africa, for example, the Toyota Hilux has been the top selling vehicle for over a decade. It has done so well there that it has sold over 1 million units in South Africa since it was launched. … [continued]

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La Croisière Verte Carries The Legacy Of Bold Expeditions Into The Electric Era

October 10, 2024 admin 4x4 electric, africa, citroen, citroën ami, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, eric vigouroux, ev charging, le croisière monde, maarten van pel, Solar energy, solar panels, venema e-mobility

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:11:24 +0000

The history of humans undertaking bold expeditions stretches back to the beginning of time. There’s something about the unknown that calls us. It pulls on our imagination, and with each step forward in technology, we propel ourselves deeper into the ocean with better cameras, farther up the mountain with less … [continued]

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Roam Air Electric Motorcycle Embarks On Historic 6,000-KM Solar-Powered Trip From Nairobi To South Africa!

October 5, 2024 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Kenya, motorcycles + scooters, roam, Solar energy, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:50:15 +0000

October is transport month in South Africa. One of the highlights of the month is the Smarter Mobility Africa Summit currently being held in Midrand, near Johannesburg. The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit is an annual gathering that inspires and connects visionary mobility solution providers, thought leaders, key buyers, and decision-makers … [continued]

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