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Volvo Group launches electric truck safety app with AR technology for first responders

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Volvo Group is the first truck manufacturer to launch an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. For Mack electric trucks, the AR features will be added during June 2023.

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Volkswagen Group and bp launch strategic partnership for rapid roll-out of EV fast charging in Europe

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bp CEO Bernard Looney and Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess launching the first bp / Aral flexpole fast charger. By the end 2024, up to 8,000 charge points could be available across Germany, the UK and other European countries. EV charging is one of the key engines driving bp’s transformation to an integrated energy company.

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BMW Group Research unveils innovative concepts for cargo e-bike and e-scooter

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The BMW Group has presented a number of innovative micromobility solutions to the public in the past, including the BMW Motorrad X2City, the Personal Mover Concept and the BMW Vision E³ Way elevated road concept. BMW Group engineers are now unveiling the electrified bicycle Concept DYNAMIC CARGO and the e-scooter Concept CLEVER COMMUTE.

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Toyota North America forming “Connected Technologies” group to advance in-car user experience

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Toyota Motor North America is forming a new group focused on delivering industry-leading user experiences and new technologies for its Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The transition to the new group will start immediately. Connected Technologies will be based in Plano and report to Zack Hicks.

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Volkswagen Group sets up new group company for energy and charging: Elli

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The Volkswagen Group is establishing a Group company for energy offerings and charging solutions, underlining its strategic goal of becoming a leading provider of sustainable mobility. Elli Group GmbH , with headquartered in Berlin, is to develop products and services connected with energy and charging for the brands of the Group.

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BT Group Converts Telecom Infrastructure to EV Chargers

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BT Group, Britain’s largest telecom service provider, has stepped forward with an idea that could ensure EVs are virtually always within range of a charger. BT Group says more cabinets in Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will be repurposed in the coming months—as many as 600 such conversions by the end of 2024.

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First cell coating line for battery modules goes on stream at BMW Group Plant Leipzig

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BMW Group Plant Leipzig’s first cell coating line has gone into series operation as e-component production at the site continues to gain momentum. The BMW Group sources its cells from partners who manufacture them exactly to specification. Battery cell coating at BMW Group Plant Leipzig. The processes are highly automated.

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