SOTRA

Scania launches biodiesel pilot in Côte d'Ivoire, reducing emissions and creating new jobs

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Friday, November 10, 2023
Ministry, Sustainability, Carbon, Carbon footprint, Seed, Air pollution, Biofuel, FAME, SOTRA, Table tennis rubber, Bus rapid transit, ANADER, TotalEnergies, Manure, Renewable energy, Transport

SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scania West Africa, TotalEnergies Marketing Côte d'Ivoire, ANADER and LA SIR have inaugurated a biodiesel pilot in Abidjan, the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire.

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  • SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scania West Africa, TotalEnergies Marketing Côte d'Ivoire, ANADER and LA SIR have inaugurated a biodiesel pilot in Abidjan, the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire.
  • Sustainably produced biofuels from waste are currently the best option to rapidly reduce emissions from most of the public transport systems in African countries.
  • Biofuel used as biodiesel will lower carbon emissions by up to 80%, and by even more when used as biogas.
  • Over the past year, Scania has delivered 400 biodiesel compatible standard buses and 50 biogas compatible articulated buses to SOTRA, as part of its Sustainable Transport Project with the Côte d'Ivoire Ministry of Transport.

IVECO BUS renews its partnership with SOTRA in the Ivory Coast, highlighting its commitment to sustainable mobility in Africa

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Government, Ivory, SOTRA, IVECO, ASTRA, Iveco, FPT Industries, Company, Agriculture, Rail transport, Central Africa, Magirus

A Daily minibus assembly line at the SOTRA INDUSTRIE plant in Koumassi, near Abidjan, started production early this year, making the Ivory Coast the first country in Africa to have a minibus assembly line.

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  • A Daily minibus assembly line at the SOTRA INDUSTRIE plant in Koumassi, near Abidjan, started production early this year, making the Ivory Coast the first country in Africa to have a minibus assembly line.
  • The minibuses are destined for the Ivory Coast market and for export to other African countries, starting with Western and Central Africa.
  • The new minibuses, which will use alternative, environmentally friendly propulsion, also highlight our continued commitment to sustainable mobility in Africa, a core region for IVECO BUS.
  • Iveco Group N.V. (MI: IVG) is an On-Highway global organisation tasked with safeguarding, supporting, and bolstering eight unique, yet unified brands.