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Cheap EVs in Africa & South America, Robotaxi Leaders, Tesla California Sales Crisis — Top Cleantech Stories

August 7, 2024 admin africa, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica top 10, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ev sales, market research, research, robotaxis, Solar energy, tesla

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:04:16 +0000

It may be summer, but there are still tons of cleantech stories rolling through. From cheap electric cars making their way into African and South American countries, to robotaxi firsts and progress, to EV sales grow in different corners of the world. Let’s roll through each of them for more. … [continued]

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Solar Partners Join Forces to Help Newborns & Mothers in Africa by Installing Solar Powered Freshwater Solution

August 6, 2024 admin africa, clean power, HEALTH, longi, longi solar, mozambique, Solar energy, Water

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 05:00:59 +0000

A solar alliance of LONGi, one of the world’s largest solar technology companies, and Senergia, a leading Swedish wholesaler of solar energy, teamed up to support the Non-profit “Project Vita” by donating a solar-powered freshwater system for a maternity clinic in the village of Linga Linga in Mozambique. After constructing … [continued]

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The Chery Omoda E5 EV Will Be Assembled In Kenya Starting Next Month!

August 3, 2024 admin africa, chery, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, green economy, Kenya, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:25:22 +0000

Chery has announced a new partnership with Kenyan Afrigreen Automobile Limited with a $20 million investment in an electric vehicle assembly plant in Kenya.

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South Africa Announces Bold Shift to Renewables and Nuclear

August 2, 2024 admin africa, african national congress, energy action plan, energy security, eskom, independent power producers, integrated resource plan, International, Legal & Regulatory, Management, Markets, ministry of electricity and energy, Nuclear, power, Power Demand, renewable energy transition, Renewables, South Africa, trends

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:44:01 +0000

Emerging from a historic election that stripped the African National Congress (ANC) party of its majority, South Africa’s new government has indicated it will accelerate the transition to renewable power to

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Zero Carbon Logistics & SANY Global in Proposed Partnership for South Africa’s First Electric Truck Charging Highway Network

August 1, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 18:45:02 +0000

South African electric car drivers can now comfortably charge across the country’s major highways, such as the N3 from Johannesburg to Durban. One can comfortably do this even in an EV with a relatively small battery pack by today’s standards, as illustrated in this recent road trip from Johannesburg to … [continued]

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South Africa Now Has Over 12 Gigawatts of Wind & Solar Generation Capacity!

July 31, 2024 admin africa, clean power, market research, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, South Africa, south africa solar, wind energy

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:08:53 +0000

South African homes and businesses have added 3,526 MW of rooftop solar in just two years! It is just wonderful to see how fast electricity generation capacity can be added from rooftop solar. According to data from South Africa’s national electricity utility company, Eskom, there were about 2,264.5 MW of … [continued]

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Electric Cars May Come To Several African Countries A Whole Lot Faster Than Most People Think

July 30, 2024 admin africa, africa evs, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ethiopia, ev sales

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:06:45 +0000

I have always thought that adoption of electric vehicles in Africa will happen a whole lot faster than a lot of people think. So, it’s great that we are starting to see a lot more activity in several countries on the continent, from electric motorcycles to electric tuk-tuks to electric … [continued]

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Sales Of Plug-in Hybrids In South Africa In First Half of 2024 Almost Match Total For All of 2023

July 30, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, hybrid electric cars, phev, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:50:13 +0000

Plug-in hybrid vehicles seem to have a growing market in South Africa. In 2023, there were 333 plug-in hybrids sold in South Africa. The number of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) sold in the first half of 2024 has already hit 88% of last year’s total, as 293 PHEVs were sold … [continued]

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Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services & BYD Sign Historic Purchase Agreement For 120 Electric Buses!

July 27, 2024 admin africa, byd, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, mass transit / public transit, South Africa

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 20:32:35 +0000

Just yesterday, I wrote about how it was good to see the progress in the electric bus sector in Kenya, and how this was very encouraging and points to a big opportunity to tackle public transport issues across the continent. Today we get more good news! Cape Town-based Golden Arrow … [continued]

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BasiGo’s Impressive Progress With Electric Buses In Kenya Illustrates The Incredible Opportunity To Tackle Africa’s Transport Challenges

July 26, 2024 admin africa, basigo, clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, Kenya

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:07:50 +0000

We cover quite a lot of developments in the EV space across Africa. One of my favorite things about this is following up on the progress of some of the companies that are active in the nascent electric mobility industry across the continent’s various regions. One segment that is set … [continued]

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