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Pioneering cleantech engineers, Viritech, has  confirmed an opportunity for investors to take a share in the automotive, aerospace, marine, and distributed power sectors of the global hydrogen economy through an ongoing  Crowdcube equity funding round. The company said its ambition is to be world’s leading developer of hydrogen powertrain solutions ...

Former Chief Financial Officer for Dacia and Lada brands, Laurent David, assumes office this Tuesday, March 1, 2022 as the Senior Vice President, Controller, Renault Group.  He therefore becomes a member of Renault Group Corporate Management Committee and will report to Thierry Piéton, Chief Financial Officer, Renault Group. Laurent David ...

Carjacking is again on the ascendancy in South Africa, according to the latest quarterly crime statistics.. The last few months all indicated a rise in carjackings and the same is apparent this time. As much as 5 455 people were hijacked between October and December of 2021. This is a ...

Global EV sales hit the 6.6m mark in 2021, according to data projection by Bankless Times.  That figure represents roughly 9% of global car sales in that year. Additionally, it’s double the 3m EVs sold in 2020 and triple the 2.2m units sold in 2019. BanklessTimes’ compilation shows that China ...

Moving away from fossil fuels places solar and wind as essential power sources of the energy transition. Mobilize, a brand committed to carbon neutrality, seeks to foster greater integration of such renewable energy sources in the energy mix. How? Thanks to stationary storage solutions like Advanced Battery Storage.  In utilising ...

Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Vice President for Design and Chief Creative Officer (CCO), Luc Donckerwolke,  has been named  the 2022 World Car Person of the Year by the World Car Awards jury panel. The accolade recognises automotive industry professionals who have made a significant impact with their contributions in the year leading ...

(By Kayode Yusuf Bonire, who was in Katsina) The Katsina State Government has presented a brand new Toyota Highlander SUV and a cash prize of N2,000,000  to  Abdulhakeem Bashiru, who emerged the overall winner of the first edition of the State National Youth Talent Hunt Challenge . The Katsina State ...

Enforcement Officers of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) with the support of the Security Joint Task Force, penultimate Tuesday, impounded three trucks loaded with substandard tyres and sealed off 30 shops stocking suspected substandard and compromised new tyres at the Apo Tyre Market in  Abuja. The operation was carried out in ...

NdaniTV, Africa’s premiere platform for original web series,  has  released a brand-new web series titled, Love Like This, after weeks of teasing fans on social media,  Posters and a preview of the series can be seen on the production company’s Instagram page @NdaniTV. Love Like This is a romantic drama ...

Simply retiring quietly would not be in keeping with the style of this lubricant specialist’s Managing Director. On his last day at work, 22 February 2022, he gave each of his 1000 colleagues a gift. “It is an early reward of 2222 euros for everyone in the company for the ...