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Redwood and Audi want to turn your old electronic devices into EV batteries

Electrek

Lithium-ion battery recycler Redwood Materials and Audi are today launching a program that enables consumers to drop off their old battery-powered devices at local Audi dealerships, and then Redwood will recycle them to build EV batteries.

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Audi moving ahead with 48V system in vehicles; mild hybrids

Green Car Congress

Audi will upgrade part of its vehicle electrical system from 12 to 48 volts. The move represents another technical building block for facilitating the integration of new automotive technologies while increasing the power and efficiency of its cars. Both models are fitted with an electrically powered compressor.

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Volkswagen Group and Hamburg partner to bid to host 2021 ITS World Congress

Green Car Congress

The Group said that its e-mobility offensive is a key building block in this engagement in intelligent transport systems: the Group will be launching more than ten new electrified models by the end of 2018. A further 30 purely battery-powered vehicles will follow in the period to 2025. Earlier post.)

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

Cars That Think

For instance, a deadly building fire in Hanoi, Vietnam, in September reportedly became the subject of unsubstantiated rumors. A citywide backlash against battery-powered vehicles followed, as reported by multiple sources. For cars running on gasoline or diesel fuel, the fire rate was 0.08 percent, or 20 times the frequency.

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

The Truth About Cars

The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar. Volvo might lose a few would-be wagon or sedan fans to an Audi or BMW. The first models are due to arrive next year. “We

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

Green Car Congress

Audi A7 Sportback h-tron. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at Audi, during a fuel cell technology workshop held at the LA show, and may be ready to talk about that technology by the end of next year. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron quattro plug-in fuel cell hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 On the full vehicle side, Audi put forward the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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