Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

BMW will showcase its BMW H2R Record Car alongside the new BMW iX5 Hydrogen at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023 in the UK in addition to the latest models from its range, including the all-electric drive versions of the BMW 5 Series. Based on the current BMW X5, it was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has taken an additional important step to implementing its digitalization strategy with the launch of the Future Center Europe, located in Potsdam, Germany. The Future Center’s functions therefore go beyond standard product development. —Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of the Volkswagen Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry. Last year, the BMW Group produced about 300,000 parts by additive manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

The BMW Group plans to invest more than €30 billion up to 2025 in research and development to underscore its position as an innovation leader, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI, and Elomatic Oy , a Finnish maritime consulting and engineering firm, have completed the development of a concept design for an ammonia-fuel ready LNG-fueled vessel (ARLFV) for the transition to a future marine fuel. ARLFV concepts. Material of the tank to be loaded. During Phase 1.5,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2019

Volkswagen Group of America announced a new name and expanded role for the former Electronics Research Laboratory (ERL), and unveiled a vehicle concept that combines Volkswagen heritage with futuristic technology. Type 20 concept vehicle. —Scott Keogh, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America. Type 20 concept.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2022

Elli, a brand of the Volkswagen Group, and MITNETZ STROM have launched a nationwide pilot project for smart grid integration of electric vehicles. An algorithm uses price incentives to compare the cars’ charging plans with regional electricity output from renewable energies and the available capacities in the distribution grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Renault unveiled its new Scénic Vision concept-car at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. The H2-Tech technology is based on the range extender concept, which makes it possible to carry a battery that is twice as light, for the same range, thus contributing to decarbonization beyond the electrification of the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

Audi presented the Q4 e-tron concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as a preview of the first compact electric SUV from Audi. Audi Q4 e-tron concept / Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Two electric motors mobilize 225 kW of system output in the Q4 and Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Earlier post.) meters (9.1

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Platinum Group Metals (PGM).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2020

Main exhibits include: The Teijin Group’s “PU_PA III” EV concept car. The PU_PA III, an environmentally friendly electric vehicle (EV) concept car, is made entirely of proprietary high-performance materials and technologies developed by the Teijin Group. AEV Robotics’ concept car.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

In parallel with the advancing electrification of its fleet, Volkswagen Group and its brands continue to rely on CNG (compressed natural gas) as an alternative drive technology for decarbonizing road transport; Volkswagen Group[ has revised and expanded its product range again with this in mind. With the SEAT Arona 1.0

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2019

Kia will present a potential solution for smart-city mobility at CES 2019 with its SEED Car concept. The SEED Car is a four-wheel electric cycle with a range of 100 km (62 miles) based on a pedal-electric hybrid system, requiring pedal input from the driver but with a high degree of electric power assistance to make it effortless.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

BASF and the Research and Development Center of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. GAC R&D Center) introduced three co-developed electric concept cars at Auto Guangzhou 2018, featuring futuristic designs that address the diverse needs of China’s drivers. —Zhang Fan, Vice President, GAC R&D Center.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has 37 competence centers and IT labs worldwide currently developing self-driving cars, new mobility services and customized software solutions. The Volkswagen Group is in the midst of transforming itself from an automobile manufacturer into one of the world’s leading mobility companies.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2018

At the Geneva Motor Show, Renault introduced EZ-GO, an electric, autonomous, shared robo-vehicle concept—both a vehicle and a service—that allows people to hail a ride either from a fixed or mobile location. EZ-GO is the first of a series of Renault concept cars focused on mobility services that will be unveiled during 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The project is focused on topics such as e-mobility, connectivity and new mobility concepts. The Volkswagen Group currently supports 404 young men and women working for their doctorate, cooperating with universities and research institutions throughout the world. In the field of Industry 4.0,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) launched the joint Future Mobility Research Lab, the first for BMW Group in Southeast Asia. The study of mobility patterns and concepts will be focused on consumer behavior in new mobility offerings for mega-cities, namely for multi-modal transportation and car sharing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has formed New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept Hyundai Elevate walking car introduced at CES 2019 ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2021

In particular, advance payments for future vehicle projects are being increased once again, with a sum total of about €37 billion. From 2033 on, the future of the Audi brand will be fully electric. From 2033 on, the future of the Audi brand will be fully electric. The Audi charging hub opens for customers on 23 December.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With time still to go before expected US market launch in early 2022, and with the series development phase ongoing, BMW provided a first look ahead at the future BMW iX. The BMW iX is the first model based on a new, modular, scalable architecture on which the future of the BMW Group will be built.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group announced that its dedicated hydrogen fuel cell system brand, HTWO, will make its motorsports debut, providing its fuel cell generator to the ETCR (Electric Touring Car Racing) category. Only vehicles without internal combustion engines are allowed to participate.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2019

The el-Born concept car is the first SEAT conceived as an electric vehicle, and it will reach the market in 2020. SEAT will be the second brand of the Volkswagen Group to build a car on the MEB platform, and a new generation of products based on the most advanced electric and connectivity technology will roll off its assembly lines.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. SSP: The next generation of mechatronics platform.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

Hyundai Motor Group has outlined its roadmap for connected car development. The Group will collaborate with leading global IT and networking companies to develop its “Hyper-connected and Intelligent Car” concept. Autonomous driving provides safety by connecting a vehicle to city and road infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

Audi unveiled the Q4 e-tron concept compact electric SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The Audi Q4 e-tron concept gives an advance look at what will be the fifth series production electric vehicle that the manufacturer will introduce by the end of 2020. The Q4 e-tron concept accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 6.3 meters long, 1.90

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2016

Car-sharing service DriveNow is extending its service to Brussels—the tenth European city where the premium car sharing joint venture from BMW Group and Sixt SE will operate. The strategy considers the further development of customer-oriented mobility services to be a central business area of the future.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

The Volkswagen Group and its partner city, the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, have submitted a bid to host the 2021 ITS World Congress. An intelligent fully-connected vehicle of the future: the Volkswagen I.D. CROZZ show car. Sedric”, the Volkswagen Group’s concept car, gave a glimpse of autonomous driving of the future.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Automobili Lamborghini, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its new design concept for a future Lamborghini electric super sports car: the “Lamborghini of the Terzo Millennio”, developed in collaboration with two MIT laboratories. Mircea Dinca, Department of Chemistry and the Mechanosynthesis Group, led by Prof.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has selected NVIDIA as its strategic partner for the new Volkswagen Group Future Center California in Silicon Valley. Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of Volkswgen AG, made the announcement at CES 2017, where VW’s Audi brand is demonstrating a piloted Q7 concept. Earlier post.)

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JULY 7, 2017

Volkswagen Group Research and leading robotics company KUKA will intensify their strategic partnership with the joint development of area ofrobot-based innovation concepts for vehicles of the future. Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA are already partnering on mobile charging robots for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Volkswagen Group Night event on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, CEO Matthias Müller said that the Group is realigning its Group Design for the digital era. These two key strategic decisions underscore the Group's conviction that digitalization will open up new fields of business and sales potential.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

During his concluding remarks at the Group Night event, Volkswagen Group Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles).

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JANUARY 13, 2024

This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending January 12, 2024. At CES in Las Vegas, the Honda Saloon and Space-Hub concepts provided a head-turning first look at the automaker’s 0 Series (Zero Series) EVs set to launch starting in 2026.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

Autonomie is currently licensed by more than 275 organizations worldwide for use in developing more energy-efficient vehicles and supporting research into electric and hybrid cars and trucks. There are massive differences between a car and an aircraft. How many cars would be taken out of the system?

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