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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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The Coming Construction Boom

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billion to more than 10 billion, and much of that increase will occur in parts of the world that lag in infrastructure. Concurrently, rising sea levels caused by climate change will swamp many coastal cities throughout the world, forcing them to rebuild parts of themselves on higher ground.

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AvtoVAZ launches 3 concepts at Moscow Motor Show; collaboration with Renault-Nissan

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AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. While international sales declined in recent years, Russia was able to export more than 38,000 assembly kits to Egypt between 2002 and 2013.

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Africa’s Electricity-Access Problem Is Worse Than You Think

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Egypt, for instance, is at about 1,500 kWh/year, or a quarter of the affluent rate. All too obviously, real access to electricity in large parts of Africa is akin to where the United States was during the late 1890s. Only North Africa has consumption rates of the same order of magnitude.

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Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

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Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. Nissan’s Datsun brand will unveil a new car in Jakarta, Indonesia on 17 September—the first of two models to go on sale in Indonesia in 2014.

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IEEE President’s Note: Making IEEE a Force for Change

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For more than 40 years, IEEE has been an integral part of my pursuit of excellence in my professional life. Climate Change Convention (COP27) in Egypt in November last year where I spoke at events organized by two engineering organizations: the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate and the International Renewable Energy Agency.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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He left MIT in 1959 to join Electronic Communications, now part of Raytheon. He helped establish electrical engineering graduate programs in Egypt, France, and Tunisia. Poloujadoff earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1955 from Supélec (now part of CentraleSupélec ) in Paris. Marine Corps Reserve.

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