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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Ford has unveiled a number of new technologies to help people stay better connected behind the wheel.

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Veolia launches largest project to produce bio-methanol from pulp mill waste

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As part of this cooperation, Veolia will build a crude methanol refinery in connection with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill. Since then, Veolia has more than 450 installations worldwide for mills in Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and several European countries.

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group Wants to Help Drive The Transition To The Green Economy

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South Africa’s Rubicon Group enables transformative sustainable and industrial technologies across the energy and manufacturing sectors in Africa and other emerging markets.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans shows pickup truck concepts; market launch in late 2017; diesel V6

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The key markets will be Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia with New Zealand, and Europe. Mercedes said that the X-Class will also set new standards in the segment with regard to connected life. The communication module with on-board SIM card will enable the use of the extensive Mercedes me connect services.

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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India by decade-end, says top executive | Autocar Professional

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According to him, in the long term, the JV aspires to export vehicles to key right-hand drive markets such as Australia and South Africa. Though the JV aims to build a smart and sustainable EV ecosystem, it would also focus on developing a diverse portfolio of vehicles tailored to meet customers’ unique preferences and requirements.

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Dipping Into the World’s Most Stunning Hot Springs

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Thermal water can be green, orange, blue, yellow or turquoise. Riemvasmaak, South Africa In 1973 and 1974, during South African apartheid, the Black residents of Riemvasmaak, a settlement in northwest South Africa, were torn from their homes so that the government could build a military site.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. MW, as overall energy consumption dropped during this time period.

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