Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

The report, which analyzes global patent activity in the field of self-driving automobiles over the last five years, identifies the global leaders in the development of the technologies and also makes predictions about the future of driverless cars. Source: Thomson Reuters. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show and now at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Volkswagen Group executive management has begun to outline its “Future Tracks” program which will address, among other things, what Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Their wishes concerning their own cars are changing faster and faster.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2016

Electric car buyers will receive a €4,000 (US$4,500) subsidy; buyers of plug-ins will receive €3,000 (US$3,400). billion) (€600 million from the federal government, €600 million from the auto industry) and has a term expiring no later than 2019. The German government will put approximately €1 billion (US$1.1 billion (US$1.4

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2016

Among European nations, Germany is one of the least active when it comes to policies promoting electric cars. Even as the country's powerful auto industry has turned more attention to plug-in cars, government support for them has been largely limited to political speeches.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2021

Tesla is not yet producing electric vehicles at Gigafactory Berlin, but the EV maker’s presence is already being felt in Germany’s auto sector. The sociologist looked into Tesla’s effects on the country’s auto industry on behalf of IG Metall, one of Germany’s most notable unions.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Tesla Giga Berlin aims to produce 5,000 cars per week by Q1 2023. cubic meters (264 gallons) of fresh water per car. Its water consumption already accounts for Tesla’s planned in-house battery production line in Germany. As per ACEA , water consumption in EU car production has decreased by 30.5% since 2006. .

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 14, 2023

We’ve been hearing for years that auto shows are a thing of the past and that the internet has killed the personal touches we all loved about the industry. But while it might be true that auto shows aren’t the extravaganzas they once were, it can also be true that there’s still life in the industry and a reason to attend.&

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As a result of consolidation within the {industry} and smaller stores going into chapter 11, the collection of automotive sellers in Germany has fallen to six,800 in 2020 from just about thrice that during 2000, in line with the IfA institute, which displays auto-industry traits. “But it’s not impossible.”

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

During the pandemic, Volkswagen fell behind in the Chinese auto market as companies like BYD, Nio, and Tesla took over, with the competition nearly doubling the market’s EV and hybrid offerings (via Bloomberg ). Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock highlighted the urgency of the situation at the Münich Car Show last week.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2017

Today, Tesla and its impact on the German auto industry crop up in two very different reports, you can get $10,000 off an electric car (if you live in San Diego), and we honor Dull and Boring drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Germany is Europe’s biggest auto market, and it’s been one of the main drivers of EV growth. 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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Our Modular Transverse Toolkit already proved Volkswagen is one of the most successful platform developers in the auto industry. By the end of 2022, four Group brands will be ramping up 27 MEB models worldwide, ranging from compact cars to the lifestyle Bulli. ID family: e-mobility made in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

The number of EU countries with CO2-related car taxation rose to 15 in 2008. ACEA says that the European car industry welcomes the clear trend towards CO 2 -related car taxation as fiscal measures are an important tool in shaping consumer demand towards fuel-efficient cars.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2017

In addition, the software update for Euro 5 and some Euro 6 diesel vehicles will be available throughout Europe and not just in Germany. The incentive is currently being prepared by the Group’s Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Porsche and Volkswagen Commercial vehicles brands and will be on offer soon.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

President of the ACEA and CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo told the press this week at the Geneva Motor Show that the auto industry wants no part in arguing “against the regulation,” reports Automotive New Europe. “We Photo: Courtesy of Renault If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Germany may be on the verge of turning its talk about electric-car incentives into action. The European nation with one of the world's most robust auto industries has no programs to subsidize the purchase of new electric cars at present, but discussions appear to have gotten more serious over the past few months.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2017

Government officials in Germany seeking to express national pride in their choice of vehicle have no shortage of options. Indeed, given Germany's considerable investment in its auto industry, using a German car.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

The start of series production of all-electric cars based on the MEB platform in Anting is scheduled for October 2020. The Volkswagen Group projects a total volume of 22 million all-electric cars worldwide by 2028, with more than 50 percent of that from China. manufacturing started in Zwickau, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2018

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, one of the world’s leading specialists in sealing technologies for the auto industry, has strengthened its position in the energy and electric mobility sectors with an acquisition and a strategic investment. Elcore was founded eight years ago as a highly innovation-driven startup.

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Teslarati

JULY 14, 2021

Given the state of the global supply chain at the moment, especially the ongoing chip shortage affecting the auto industry, Tesla may have chosen to prioritize Model Y Long Range production over the Model 3 Long Range. Giga Shanghai will most likely be exporting Model Y cars to Europe soon, too.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2022

Ford believes the Valencia, Spain plant is the ideal location for making cars with a next-generation EV architecture and plans to produce the vehicles later this decade. Ford also said it would spend $2 billion to convert its Cologne, Germany plant to build EVs as soon as next year. .

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2014

Based in Kamen, Germany, Vahle has 15 years of experience in contact-free energy transfer in industrial environments, while HELLA is a recognized leader in the development of electronics, software, processes and production in the auto industry. Marc Rosenmayr, CEO for HELLA Electronics in North and South America.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

There's an emerging rivalry between two different technologies for zero-emission transportation: battery-electric cars and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Within the auto industry, each powertrain has its strong advocates. Some carmakers are focusing on either fuel cells or batteries, to the exclusion of the other.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure. To put this in context, pure battery-electric cars accounted for just 0.7%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Rising global vehicle sales and profitability have encouraged automakers to continue to increase vehicle production, providing the global economy with some positive offset to the dampening impact of the recent surge in energy prices, according to the latest Global Auto Report released on Friday by Canada-based Scotia Economics.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2022

Longtime IEEE Spectrum contributor Michael Dumiak, who is based in Germany, ventured over to Utrecht in the Netherlands to report on the city’s ambitious V2G project. And it is in Europe where we find one of the largest V2G deployments. Eisler’s piece charts the history of V2G and tells the story of the California company AC Propulsion.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With the rapid development of new energy vehicles, the demand for charging piles by car owners has also increased rapidly. Currently, the countries with the most searches for new energy charging piles are the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, the United States, and New Zealand. Demand for charging piles soars.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Model 3 forever changed the auto industry, & proved to the world that great EVs could be more affordable. Today, Model 3 is one of the 10 best selling cars globally. Tesla is currently ramping up two new factories, one in Texas and another in Germany. Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) July 27, 2022.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

It has become an article of faith among some Tesla fans and owners that the company will inevitably rise to compete with and ultimately defeat the titans of the global auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

In-wheel electric drive startup Protean Electric ( earlier post ) has formed relationships with several leading companies in the global auto industry to accelerate its in-wheel electric drive systems to market in high-volume production. The suppliers and partners are: FEV, based in Aachen, Germany and Auburn Hills, Mich.,

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The growth is predicated on two new production facilities—in Texas and Germany—coming online this year to augment existing plants in Fremont, California, and Shanghai, China. According to International Energy Data, Tesla sold the majority of its cars in 2021 in China, followed by the U.S. First Full Year Profit.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Alliance, described the partnership as “ one of the most productive in the auto industry. ”. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, agreed. The plant is expected to produce more than 230,000 cars a year by 2020.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It appears the problems affecting the auto industry are far from over after figures for new car registrations in the EU27 were revealed for October. Indeed across the 10months of the year so far, demand for new cars has [.]. Registrations fell to 1,027,036 units – that’s a 16.6 per cent drop compared to October, 2009.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. His third, lithium iron phosphate, is now one of the most popular battery chemistries in the automotive industry. Overcoming struggles with dyslexia Born in Jena, Germany, Goodenough grew up in Woodbridge, Conn.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2013

Other international companies involved are powertrain developer and systems integrator AVL based in Germany; drive belt specialist Mubea also from Germany; and Provector, a battery management systems company based in the UK. Earlier post.) —Nick Pascoe, CPT chief executive. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough.

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