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This company just launched red solar panels to match terracotta tiled roofs

Baua Electric

Photo: Sonnenkraft Austrian solar manufacturer Sonnenkraft has debuted its new “Terracotta” solar panel that matches red-tiled roofs and is historic-building compliant. These panels open up a new set of possibilities for listed buildings in Austria and beyond. Veit an der Glan-based Sonnenkraft. (Let I have a brown metal roof.

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Fisker CEO defends Ocean’s $5k down payment amid skepticism

Teslarati

This may be a strange step forward as many customers have yet to even see, nonetheless touch the vehicle in person. The vehicle is set to be manufactured by Magna in its Austria-based plant and will hopefully begin deliveries by the end of this year or sometime in 2023. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Fisker adds to line up with 3 new EVS

EV Info

In a TESLA like presentation Fisker showcased the next 3 cars in the growing Fisker range Henrik Fisker believes the electric vehicle is the most fundamental shift in personal transport since the transition from the horse to the gasoline engine. Geeta Gupta-Fisker founded Fisker Inc. Introducing the Pear, Ronin and Alaska.

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BMW spends billions to push its next-gen EVs into Tesla territory

Baua Electric

A few months ago, BMW ended ICE production in Germany , moving ICE production from the Munich factory to the UK and Austria – a big step for the legacy automaker after cranking out polluting vehicles in its home country for 60 years. BMW’s all-electric i4 is currently built in Munich, a plant that has been making cars since 1922.

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E-Motor Enables Chain-Free Bike-by-Wire

Cars That Think

Schaeffler's e-motor assembly was among the more out-of-the-ordinary items on display at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich, which used to be the Frankfurt Motor Show, and more accustomed to roaring supercars and sleek news Benzes (and a thronging public, in pre-Covid times). Challenges remain. Pedaling parameters proved a struggle.

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Snowy Peaks, Rushing Rivers and Schnapps to Warm Your Soul

Baua Electric

When winter arrives in western Austria and the sun disappears all too quickly behind the snow-capped Alps, you can stand in bare orchards and still taste the sun-ripened fruit that the trees once bore — just sip a glass of schnapps. In Austria, especially in the mountains of Tyrol, “schnapps is both,” she said. “It

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

Hybrid and fully electric vehicles are already available for a variety of commercial and personal uses. Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. Opinion: New U.S. News: Ford Introduces E-Transit Commercial EV. Making History.

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