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Hyundai becomes a partner in H2 MOBILITY in Germany

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Hyundai Motor become a partner in H2 MOBILITY, a company that sets up and coordinates the nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in Germany. The Hyundai Motor Company will be represented by Hyundai Motor Deutschland GmbH at the shareholders’ meeting. Earlier post.) Hyundai is now added as the seventh company.

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Volkswagen Group Is Now King Of EV Sales In Sweden & Switzerland

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Under some of our recent EV sales reports, readers requested charts and stats for automotive group sales, not just sales by model or even brand. It was even pointed out that this is the only comparison many people in the industry actually care about. Those seem like good points, so here’s an update on Sweden […].

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BMW and SCHERM put 40t battery-electric truck into service for material transport in 1-year pilot

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The BMW Group and the SCHERM group have put a 40-ton electric truck for material transport into service on public roads in a one-year pilot. miles) eight times a day between the SCHERM group logistics center and the BMW Group plant in Munich, transporting different vehicle components such as shock absorbers, springs and steering systems.

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Rinspeed to introduce new electric “microMAX” concept at 2013 Geneva Motor Show

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Rinspeed will introduce the electric “microMAX” concept at the upcoming 2013 Geneva Motor Show next March. meters, equivalent to that of a BMW Mini, “microMAX” offers space for the driver, three passengers and a stroller or shopping cart. Interior of the microMAX. Click to enlarge. With a length of 3.6 Eberspächer GmbH & Co.

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IONITY orders 324 350kW EV chargers from ABB for second phase of expansion

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IONITY, a joint venture of BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, as well as the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, has to date opened 202 charging sites across 18 European markets. Such a high-power level can enable a charging speed of 200 kilometers in as little as 8 minutes.

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York, Empa study finds retrofitting of VW diesel engines was successful

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On the opening day of the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Violation: VW diesel engines with 1.6 In Switzerland, retrofitting the EA 189 engine was mandatory. The VW diesel scandal began on 18 September 2015. The NOx values for the 1.6-liter

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MIT study finds real-world NOx from diesels cars in Europe greatly exceeds laboratory levels; transboundary emissions cause 70% of health impacts

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The researchers considered 10 major auto manufacturers of diesel cars sold in Europe, for which lab and on-road emissions data were available: Volkswagen, Renault, Peugeot-Citroën, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, BMW, Daimler, Toyota, and Hyundai. premature mortalities per ten billion VKT) on average, respectively.

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