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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Green Cars News

MARCH 22, 2013

A year ago, the one millionth UK-built Land Rover Discovery set out on the most ambitious fundraising project the all-terrain vehicle manufacturer had ever undertaken. After 50 days and 10,000 gruelling miles, £1million had been collected to support a sustainable water and sanitation programme in Uganda.

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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.

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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

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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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

The African continent is bearing the brunt of climate change induced disasters. 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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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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