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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

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Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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European Fast-E project launches; 278 fast-charging points in Germany and Belgium

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The Fast-E project, co-financed by the European Union and nine companies, has officially launched , with the objective of installing 241 fast-charging charging stations in Germany and 37 in Belgium. Renault sells more electric vehicles in Europe than any other car manufacturer and had a market share of more than 23% in 2015.

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Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

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Battery modules and cells needed in Belgium for the Audi e-tron and Audi e-tron Sportback were up to now transported by truck over the approximately 1,300-kilometer-long route from the supplier in Hungary. This caravan of trucks is now being replaced by rail transport. In Hungary and Belgium, Audi uses DBeco neutral.

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Volvo Trucks opens its first battery plant; cells and modules from Samsung SDI

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Located in Ghent, Belgium, the plant will supply ready-to-install batteries for Volvo Trucks’ full electric heavy-duty trucks. This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation. Volvo Trucks is opening its first battery assembly plant.

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Cummins to open new fuel cell systems production facility in Germany; Alstom’s hydrogen trains

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will open a new facility in Herten, Germany, which will initially focus on the assembly of fuel cell systems for global transportation leader Alstom’s hydrogen trains. The new facility will include space for both manufacturing and research and development, with plans to expand in the future to support fuel cell stack refurbishment.

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BMW Group to lead €19.5M HyCET project consortium on hydrogen combustion engine trucks

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The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The research project aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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Since production of the Audi e-tron began, the Belgium site has been recognized as the world’s first certified carbon-neutral high-volume production plant in the premium segment. The highly automated manufacture of electric motors in Györ. AUDI AG has owned the Belgium site since 2007. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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