Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2013

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. In addition, plans for new production facilities in Ethiopia and Brazil are well under way.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Volkswagen has signed a joint development agreement with Siemens to provide the charging infrastructure for the electric cars. With the launch of the pilot project, Rwanda becomes the first African country to introduce a Volkswagen electric car. Ghana and Ethiopia are planned as the next locations. —Thomas Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2020

Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. In-Car Particulate Matter Exposure across Ten Global Cities.”

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Cars That Think

MARCH 9, 2022

Now, with the GERD operational, Ethiopia might fully electrify itself by the 2030s, without much fossil fuel in its energy mix. But suppose a drought intensifies; suppose Ethiopia closes dam gates to force the reservoir to fill more quickly. But Ethiopia isn’t setting a firm target.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 22, 2023

Several countries, including Rwanda, Mauritius, and Ethiopia, have introduced progressive policies and incentives to help drive the adoption of EVs. As the transition to electric mobility accelerates around the world, several African countries are also making great strides in promoting electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2012

It began a “50 by 50” effort calling for cars worldwide to be made 50% more fuel efficient by 2050, with an interim OECD target of 30% improvement by 2020. The GFEI welcomes this progress but it has not been sufficient to achieve our target of a 50% improvement in new LDVs by 2030 and the total stock of cars by 2050. Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 27, 2024

continued] The post Electric Cars May Come To Several African Countries A Whole Lot Faster Than Most People Think appeared first on CleanTechnica. 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.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Nighttime satellite images show that the heart of the continent remains in darkness: electrification rates are less than 5 percent in Chad and the Central African Republic, and the rates remain below 50 percent in such populous countries as Angola, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Sudan. What does 50 kWh/year deliver?

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 23, 2024

Austin, TX BYD leads in sales in China–and its cars are starting to show up elsewhere in the world, such as the Shark pickup that’ being built and sold in Mexico Electric vehicles (EVs) are powered by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that can be charged from an external source. — Mike B.,

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

Last year, 22% of new car sales in China were 100% electric. The Chinese auto sector leads the world in terms of volumes when it comes to EV adoption. About 6 million EVs (battery-electric + plug-in hybrids) were sold in China last year. Topping the list was BYD Song and all its variants with 476,784 […]

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals. Last year nearly 385 project proposals were submitted, compared with the 263 submitted in 2020, according to the committee’s annual report. The committee also for the first time awarded funding for projects in Fiji and Spain.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I was born in Mutare, a beautiful small border town in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. Mutare is home to one of Zimbabwe’s motor vehicle assembly plants, Quest Motor Corporation. Quest Motors is also the official dealer for BMW in Zimbabwe. I used to like BMW a lot when I was growing up. Being the […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

Some of the world’s cities suffer disproportionate economic losses because of the health consequences of in-car air pollution, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK). in-car exposure against its GDP per capita. The low PM 2.5 million US dollars per year, respectively).

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Cars That Think

JULY 28, 2022

Of all the populous nations, only Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria continue to eat very little meat. In 2020, average supply rates in India and Bangladesh were still below 5 kg of carcass weight per year, per capita—a bit less than in Ethiopia.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 8, 2024

Today, 65 hospitals and clinics across Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania are using the tool kits, which will soon be supplied to hospitals in Ethiopia, officials say. The group has trained 10,000 medical professionals on how to use the kits. NEST360 estimates that the kit is improving the lives of 500,000 newborns annually.

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