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To: robert b furman who wrote (6334)	9/11/2020 8:27:52 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 13879

All those gas stations I proposed to build solar power are going to miss the boat ! Vaya Africa, a ride-hail mobility venture founded by Zimbabwean mogul Strive Masiyiwa, has launched an electric taxi service and charging network in Zimbabwe with plans to expand across the continent. The South Africa-headquartered company has acquired a fleet of Nissan Leaf EVs and developed its own solar-powered charging stations. The program goes live in Zimbabwe this week, as Vaya finalizes partnerships to begin on-demand electric taxi and delivery services in markets that could include Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia. “Zimbabwe is a sandbox really. We’ve moved on to doing pilots with other countries right across Africa,” Vaya Mobility CEO Dorothy Zimuto told TechCrunch on a call from Harare. techcrunch.com All Electric Taxi-Hailing Service Nopia Looks To Scale Up In Kenya cleantechnica.com

To: robert b furman who wrote (6334)	9/12/2020 8:15:02 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 13879

Ethanol is a key agricultural export for Iowa, a battleground state in the upcoming US election, and the Trump administration had lobbied to retain zero-tariff access to Brazil, a leading market. Let's help Trump stay 4 more years in the White House... Brazil agrees to extend US ethanol quota for 90 days 09/11/20 9:22 PM By Bill Tomson The U.S. and Brazil have agreed to revive for 90 days the expired tariff rate quota that allows some U.S. ethanol to flow to the South American country duty free, the two countries said in a joint statement Friday night. It’s a stopgap deal that takes effect Monday and gives the two countries time to negotiate a more permanent deal and pushes the deadline for the politically sensitive issue past the U.S. presidential election in November.