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Volkswagen extending Automotive Cloud to China and US in addition to Europe; core markets for future ID. EV

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Digital technology is rapidly changing every aspect of the auto industry—from the manufacturing process to the car itself. Progress is also being made with the establishment of the new Development Center in Seattle. With the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, we are working on a unique solution for our customers. Herbert Diess.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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The seven cities with the highest electric vehicle share in 2014—San Francisco, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland, and Riverside—had two to seven times the average US electric vehicle share. of new automobile sales in 2014, about 40% more than the nationwide electric vehicle share.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. billion investment, coupled with another $2.4 The new awards cover the following areas: $1.5

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Green Car Congress ) 12/12/07 PHEVs face questions from people like Toyotas [spokesman Bill] Kwong about how environmentally friendly they really are and whether utilities can handle the extra electricity demand. That has to be looked at." ( Reuters ) 3/28/07 "Batteries are not yet an economic or efficient way of storing power.we

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. Sure, 2x more people live within Seattle city limits than in all of Iceland’s huge expanses. Claim to fame: Peugeot-Citroen jumps into the fray — but Zoe takes the cake. The 2008 $7.5k

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