uganda Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:30:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Uganda Gets Solar Powered Cell Phones at Price of an SMS https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uganda-buffalo-grid-20130319/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uganda-buffalo-grid-20130319/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:30:35 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35039 The importance of cell phones in many rural areas in Africa is increasing with more and more people starting to rely heavily on them. However, a limited access to he power grid, makes it difficult to have the life-saving device constantly charged. In addition, in many of these areas, charging  a mobile phone could be […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uganda-buffalo-grid-20130319/feed/ 1 35039 Kiira EV: Uganda's First Electric Car Has Been Unveiled https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kiira-ev-uganda-20111104/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kiira-ev-uganda-20111104/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:24:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21035 An interesting news hit today’s headlines, as Uganda’s Makerere University has just unveiled the country’s first electric car, the Kiira EV. The project has been led by Paul Isaac Musasizi, who also tested the vehicle and gave the press statements about the electric two-seater. Kiira’s performance is modest, compared to the Nissan Leaf or any […]

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