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APRIL 5, 2012

An average of 48% of motorists surveyed from Germany, Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy and Russia confessed to checking their texts while driving, with 61% of Italian motorists saying they had done so compared with 55% in Russia, 49% in France and Germany, 40% in Spain and 33% in Great Britain. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

At CES 2015 in January, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Big Data Connected vehicles Mobility services Sensors Urban mobility' Earlier post.) Shoup, Donald.

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JUNE 25, 2014

Additionally it will connect the Danish network to Hamburg and Germany. During 2015 Danish national plans call for five additional hydrogen stations; this will ensure that more than 50% of the population will be less than 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from a station.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Lux said that LG Chem has the strongest system integrator partnership with AES Energy Storage thanks to a 2015 supply agreement, which could result in as many as 1 GWh in sales or more. LG Chem will also supply batteries for Nidec in a large contract between Nidec and German Utility STEAG signed in 2015. BYD – Wait and See.

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DECEMBER 28, 2019

The brand’s electrified model range has been continually expanded in the following years: e-Golf and Golf GTE followed in 2014, the Passat GTE and Passat Variant GTE in 2015. The main sales markets in 2019 were China, Norway, Germany, the USA and the United Kingdom. 2020 will be a key year for the transformation of Volkswagen.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Volkswagen is seeking to provide individual mobility for millions of people for years to come—individual mobility that is safer, cleaner and fully connected. The 2025 target is to reduce the CO 2 footprint of the vehicle fleet by 30 percent across the lifecycle compared to 2015. 100 of these will be located in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2015

Purely in terms of the number of patents filed, China has now far outstripped the United States and Germany. Since 2013, Chinese inventors have filed more than 2,500 patents in this field, putting China way ahead of the United States (1,065 patents) and Germany (441), with China’s efforts accelerating. Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Having suitable standards for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems is vital for enabling European manufacturers to produce the next generation of connected cars. International cooperation is taking place with ISO, IEEE and the SAE to ensure a global harmonization of ITS deployment in different regions.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2016

Some 500 installers throughout Germany have already undergone training in collaboration with the partners. Over the coming months, we will continue to expand sales both in Germany and on the international market. Stationary battery storage units are generally installed together with a photovoltaic system.

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MARCH 1, 2016

Volkswagen unveiled the new Volkswagen Phideon luxury sedan ahead of the Geneva International Motor Show 2016. The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. The new Volkswagen also features connectivity provided by the integrated Modular Infotainment Platform (MIB).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. billion announced in 2015, the plant is currently being expanded to prepare for the production of the next SUV generation including plug-in hybrid models. With an earlier investment of $1.3

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JULY 10, 2019

OTT was established in 2015 to advance the economic, energy, and national security interests of the United States by expanding the commercial impact of the Department of Energy’s research and development portfolio. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash. El Centro, Calif. Santa Rosa, Calif.

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JULY 2, 2015

Fraunhofer researchers in Germany have developed a process for the conversion of CO-rich exhaust gases from steel plants into fuels and specialty chemicals. The technology came about during one of Fraunhofer’s internal preliminary research projects and through individual projects with industrial partners. Breitkreuz, K., and Kraft, A.

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JULY 8, 2015

million in Carbon Recycling International (CRI). In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Methanol in China. and Gong, H.

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APRIL 13, 2017

The new solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency record is 16.2%, topping a reported 14% efficiency in 2015 by an international team made up of researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, TU Ilmenau, Fraunhofer ISE and the California Institute of Technology. A paper in Nature Energy outlines how NREL’s new record was achieved.

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JULY 10, 2017

Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen AG (VW), previously pleaded guilty to three felony counts connected to cheating US emissions standards. The company was ordered to pay a $2.8-billion

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AUGUST 6, 2013

Bradley & Associates, commissioned by the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) and the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), examines key drivers of EV adoption in the US, Europe and China, with an emphasis on vehicle charging scenarios and infrastructure. sales but well below the run-rate needed to reach the 2015 target.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2023

In 2018 , the XPrize Foundation announced a competition (sponsored by the Japanese airline ANA) to create “an avatar system that can transport human presence to a remote location in real time,” with the goal of developing robotic systems that could be used by humans to interact with the world anywhere with a decent Internet connection.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 10, 2022

In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. It was called the ThumbDrive. Three years later, in 1980, he moved to Sanyo as a regional sales manager.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

With strict limits on sulphur emissions set to come into effect in 2015 in the Baltic Sea, ferry owner and operator Scandlines turned to FutureShip, GL’s consulting subsidiary, to help them develop a fuel-cell-driven concept design with for their Baltic ferry lines.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Throughout 2014, Tesla Motors fortunes will have tongues wagging (and international car buyers salivating) as the brand becomes a global phenomenon. The luxury internal combustion engine (ICE) motorcycle market may be growing in both the United States and Europe, as well. H2USA, the new U.S.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

At a press conference in Germany today, Volkswagen Group executives provided details on the status of its investigation—which is being coordinated by a special committee of the Supervisory Board—into the diesel emissions debacle. Internal findings on processes. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

For the first time, the digital instrument cluster provides all information within the driver’s field of vision; the Audi TT’s new display and control system has already received the Car Connectivity Award and the honor of Interior Innovation of the Year at the Automotive Interiors Expo Awards. Intelligent composite construction.

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APRIL 3, 2009

The SCOPE (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment) International Biofuels Project, has published the full proceedings of its Rapid Assessment workshop on the environmental effects of biofuel technologies, 22-25 September 2008. SCOPE is part of the International Council for Science. Menichetti and Otto. Turner et al.,

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APRIL 28, 2012

Although it will initially also have an output of 20 megawatts, the second virtual power plant will be expanded to 200 megawatts by 2015. The electricity produced in this manner can be traded on the European Energy Exchange in Leipzig, Germany, for example, or offered to other markets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2016

Its biggest sales markets are China, Germany and the USA; the majority of BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo customers are new to the BMW brand. Thermally joined, high-strength cylinder walls with a twin-wire, arc-sprayed coating save weight and reduce internal friction. The all-new addition to the diesel ranks is the BMW 325d Gran Turismo.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

is going on sale in mid-October, followed by the e-Golf launch in the spring of 2014 (in Germany). At an average electricity price of €0.258 (Germany, July 2013), driving 100 kilometers costs just €3.02 (US$4.00). The connection to the lithium-ion battery is established via two traction cables. and the e-Golf. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Fast forward to 2014: The bottom of the ocean is home to nearly 300 communications cables, connecting countries and providing internet communications around the world. to the 20,000 km cable that connects Asia with North America and South America. Fast forward again: As of 2021, there are an estimated 1.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Developed in the International Technical Development Center in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the turbo engine will soon expand the portfolio in further models. All internal components in the precision-made injectors are treated with an extremely hard, diamond-like coating to resist the stresses produced by a high power density.

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