CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A number of startups focused on electrifying the motorcycle and motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) market have now entered the boda-boda space in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. They have adopted several models, including battery leasing and swapping services, hoping to entice boda-boda operators with the lower opex costs of electric motorcycles.

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Electrek

AUGUST 9, 2023

The last time we heard from African electric motorcycle startup Spiro, the company was planning to roll out 140,000 e-motos in Uganda. more… The post African electric motorcycle company Spiro lands funds for major international expansion appeared first on Electrek.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 18, 2022

Ionic Rare Earths Limited (IonicRE) is currently focused on developing its flagship Makuutu Rare Earths Project in Uganda, which has significant rare earths potential. Tim Harrison, Managing Director and CEO of Ionic Rare Earths Limited, discusses the Makuutu Rare Earth Project and its magnet rare earths potential.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We measure access to electricity no better than we do the rate of literacy. Both are easy to define—a population’s share connected to the national grid or to a local source of electricity, and the ability to read and write—but such definitions do not make it possible to get a truly informed verdict.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Electric truck startup OX Delivers scored a $163 million multi-year deal to bring its tough, capable, and low-cost electric trucks-as-a-service vehicles to East Africa in a bid to bring e-mobility to the global south. OX Delivers calls its truck the first purpose-built electric vehicle for the Global South. Good for them.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2024

The projects include a recycling center to reduce plastic waste at Ankole Institute, in southwestern Uganda. The center was built by students from Kyambogo University of Kampala, Uganda. They employed a 3D printer to make signs in braille, they built a wheelchair, and they automated the school’s doors to improve access.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Here are a few of the projects: The Engineering Outreach at San Diego K–12 Schools project aims to bridge the city’s STEM education gap by sending IEEE members to schools to teach project-based lessons in mechanical, aerospace, electrical and computer engineering, as well as computer science.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2021

She eventually changed her major to electrical engineering because, she says, she found it more interesting. More trials were conducted in Uganda in 2016 in collaboration with the Queen Elizabeth National Park ’s Wildlife Conservation Society and in China in 2017 and 2019 with the World Wildlife Foundation. Fang earned her Ph.D.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 5, 2023

The motorcycle sector in Africa is one of the largest vehicle segments on the continent. There are over 27 million ICE motorbikes registered across Africa, with around 80% of them used in the motorcycle taxi industry.

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. Who is leading the way with electric vehicle adoption? How is the United States doing with electric vehicle adoption?

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2024

Uganda’s Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, recently delivered the country’s 2024/2025 national budget. There were some very interesting insights in there that give us a good look into Uganda’s electricity generation landscape as well as the current state and plans to grow the electric mobility ecosystem.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

Six electric tricycles were recently delivered to health centres […] We see it on the news most nights. Here are some of the attempts to decarbonise the transport sector in these emerging economies as chronicled by Afrik21. Some further background can be found here.

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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

Last month, Autocar Professional broke the news about TVS kicking off exports of the made-in-India BMW CE 02 electric scooter , which is jointly developed by BMW Motorrad and TVS and produced at TVS’ Hosur factory in Tamil Nadu. In April 2024, TVS dispatched 73,143 units overseas, up 18% YoY.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Jervois currently is a cobalt company with nickel and copper exposure, with mining assets in Idaho, Uganda, and Australia. Off-take and partner negotiations with cathode precursor, lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle manufactures under non-disclosure agreements continue. SMP Refinery restart scenarios.

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Teslarati

MAY 28, 2021

The company states that any of its products, whether be its electric vehicles or its energy storage products, could contain some portion of these “conflict minerals.” .” Tesla states that its conflict minerals are: Columbite-tantalite (Tantalum). Cassiterite (Tin). Wolframite (Tungsten). and any derivatives of the above.

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