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Audi opens power-to-gas facility in Werlte/Emsland; e-gas from water, green electricity and CO2

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Audi’s e-gas plant. Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Click to enlarge.

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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales

Baua Electric

REUTERS) The just concluded year 2023 was a cheerful one for the Indian auto industry, as the car manufacturers in the country breached the four million mark for the first time. the Indian automobile industry has been showing great resilience. This created quite a ruckus in the global auto industry.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. Behind the popularity of charging piles in the oil circle, the transportation industry is undergoing a major change unseen in a century.

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European consortium launches 4-year, $80M L3Pilot research project to test Level 3, 4 autonomous driving in 11 countries

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The strong integration of the entire European automobile industry and the scientific support by experts in the areas of mobility and automated vehicles will drive this initiative forward and make it successful. —Aria Etemad from Volkswagen Group Research, project coordinator L3Pilot.

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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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Audi recently established Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH for self-drive systems. KUKA AG is one of the biggest providers of intelligent automation solutions and is the world’s leading manufacturer of production plants in the automobile industry. This company is carrying out work for the entire Volkswagen Group.

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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Baua Electric

Germany’s VDA, an interest group for the country’s automobile industry, says that battery-powered vehicles are likely to see a decline from 524,000 units last year – more than any other European market – to 451,000 units this year. Still, European automakers are drumming up new models to stay in the game.

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Much Awaited Electric Cars Sales Report – Feb’ 23

Electric Vehicles India

With the advent of battery technology, the automobile industry is shifting towards electric vehicles from the gasoline ones. 41 AUDI AG 8 8 8 0.0 E-car manufacturer Feb’ 23 Jan’ 23 Feb’ 22 YoY% MoM% TATA Motors 3,776 2,426 2,316 63.04 56 MG Motors 345 425 38 807.89 -19 BYD India 228 132 12 1800.0 14 Mercedes-Benz 30 39 4 650.0

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