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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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Now we imagine the maximum scenario: e-tron plug-in hybrid drive under the hood and e-fuel in the tank. Like other major automakers, Audi (and its parent Volkswagen Group) is working on meeting its medium-term regulatory requirements (e.g., Audi sees the potential for the use of CO 2 -neutral fuels to reduce fleet CO 2 emissions.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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In electric mobility, Audi distinguishes between two groups of vehicles: fully hybrid vehicles, driving a maximum of about 3 km (1.86 These are the plug-in hybrids, the range extender vehicles and the strictly electrical vehicles. Audi recently held a TechDay in Ingolstadt focused on its efforts to electrify the driveline.

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California, 4 automakers reach framework agreement on GHG standards; slight FE weakening, no upstream emissions calculations

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for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), tapering off at the current MY 2020 and MY 2021 levels in MY 2025 and MY 2026, respectively. This agreement represents a feasible and acceptable path to accomplishing the goals of California and the automobile industry. That is, changing the original year-over-year 4.7%

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