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Event Notes: Spanish Energy Firm Acciona's Clean Energy Car To Run In Dakar Rally

Spanish energy company Acciona's Acciona 100% EcoPowered, the first electric car powered exclusively by clean energy, will compete in the 2015 Dakar Rally. The vehicle is the first electrically-powered car based entirely on renewable sources. The purpose was to reach an optimal balance between electric propulsion technology, powered entirely by batteries, and the unique characteristics of a racing car prepared for an extreme adventure such as the Dakar. It will be the first time in the Dakar Rally's 37-year history that it registers a 100% electric car. Dakar is considered the toughest test in the world for a car, with a distance of more than 9,000 km and where the average consumption expenditure per participant is 2,250 liters of fuel. The Acciona 100% EcoPowered will not emit a single CO2 particle (Acciona). ... Algeria, Egypt, Gabon and Ghana remain contenders to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nation after the "original list of seven countries was trimmed" by the organizers on Monday. An African Football Confederation statement said that Kenya, Sudan and Zimbabwe were not "compliant with the set criteria." Original '17 host Libya "withdrew because of ongoing violence between rival militias." The CAF exec committee will choose the '17 host next year on a date to be announced (AFP, 11/18).

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