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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

Green Car Congress

From 2016 to 2025, Volkswagen intends to boost the productivity of its plants by 30% and the Industrial Cloud will be a key lever for achieving this objective, said Walker. In the first step, the Group defined 15 different applications which are now being made available as standardized apps for all plants.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The effects of WLTP and the lack of availability of many key versions affected registrations in Q4, which is not surprising given that by late November less than two in three versions available in Europe were homologated. In total, 5.4 million registrations—a volume increase of 17%.

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Opel introducing new 1.6L diesel engine family; fuel consumption reduced by up to 10%, Euro 6 compliant

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The engine will be available in a variety of power outputs across several carlines. By the end of this year we will have launched three all-new generations of gasoline and diesel engines, as part of our roll-out of 23 new models and 13 new powertrains by 2016. liter gasoline engine, in Szentgotthard in Hungary.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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Examples include the use of Facebook's data around the 2016 U.S. One explanation for the low levels of economic development in Russia and Austria-Hungary during the 19th century was the ruling class's resistance to new technology and to institutional reform. military bases. Resistance to change can also come from the highest levels.

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Opel presents new 1.0 SIDI Turbo engine at Aachen Colloquium; below 100 gCO2/km and ~59 mpg in the Adam

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Peak torque of 166 N·m (122 lb-ft) is available across a wide plateau from 1,800 rpm to 4,700 rpm, while maximum power is delivered at 5,200 rpm. SIDI Turbo is the latest step in the substantial renewal of Opel’s powertrain portfolio, which will see 13 new engines introduced between 2012 and 2016, plus a number of new transmissions.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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Germany and Hungary will increase their battery manufacturing capability to match Poland, as cell and component plants come online in coming years. European countries such as Czechia, Hungary and Poland, continue to have advantages in their ability to provide cleaner and more sustainable supply chains.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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The only exception to this geographical intra-Europe rule was Ukraine, entering the Top 10 in 2016-2018 on the power of grassroots-driven lively market of second-hand EV imports, which seems to have stalled in 2019-2020. In October, our relatives in Israel bought this amazing Hyundai Ioniq BEV, designed and built in Korea.

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