article thumbnail

Siemens presents three-point plan for implementing cost-efficient energy transition in Germany

Green Car Congress

Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, the Federal government oversaw the immediate closure of eight nuclear plants, with the rest of the stations to be shut down by 2022. Utilities with a fleet of aging power plants would then be forced to improve their CO 2 balance step-by-step.

Germany 239
article thumbnail

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. By partnering with these two industries. Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

Plug-in 45