Volkswagen, Europe's biggest car maker, and the Japanese electronics group Toshiba on Thursday unveiled an accord to jointly develop electric drive units and other elements that VW said will allow it to become the first manufacturer of an affordable, mass produced electric vehicle.
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Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.
Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014.
Pakistan is set to become the fifth Asian country to use China's domestic satellite navigation system which was launched as a rival to the US global positioning system, a report said Saturday.
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