Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Cemex Germany continues to invest in more sustainable transport for its products. The iONTRON eMixer is fully electrically powered, reducing carbon emissions by up to 100% depending on the local electricity mix. For more trips, the eMixer can be charged in between thanks to a standard CCS/Combo 2 plug.

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Germany Fleet Sustainable Transportation CO2 170

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Dachser is now making all its deliveries to the heart of the southwest Germany city Freiburg emission-free, using a combination of Fuso eCanters, StreetScooters, and cargo bikes. Taking transportation as a whole, this new service reduces CO 2 emissions per shipment by 26%.

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Emissions Transportation Germany Concept 221

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2019

According to a new study published by the ifo Institue Center for Economic Studies (CESifo) in Germany, EVs will barely help cut CO 2 emissions in the country over the coming years, as the introduction of electric vehicles does not necessarily lead to a reduction in CO 2 emissions from road traffic given the current power generation mix.

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Germany CO2 Power Powered 406

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

Electric truck company Tevva and Vattenfall signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunity to provide a complete zero-emission transport solution for businesses looking to reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations. Tevva is an electric truck company with optional range extension technology that allows its 7.5-19t

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Hydrogen Transportation Emissions Range 397

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

A new analysis of the real-world usage of more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles shows a large deviation between on-road CO 2 emissions and fuel efficiency and the official vehicle type-approval values. Statistically, private users of vehicles in Germany re-charge their plug-in hybrid vehicle only on three out of four days.

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PHEV Emissions Re-Charge Plug-in 334

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

Just some 2,300—or 0.04% of the total fleet—are zero-emission trucks. European truck makers estimate that around 200,000 zero-emission trucks will have to be in operation by 2030 in order to meet the CO 2 targets for heavy-duty trucks. Aged more than 21 years, Greek trucks are the oldest in the EU.

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Fleet Emissions Greece Poland 435

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. models and soon also with the technology of bidirectional charging. models and soon also with the technology of bidirectional charging. Charging at home.

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Charging Wind Renewable Plug-in 423

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

&Charge” offers a digital platform through which users can obtain credit for their online purchases for electric mobility. The start-up, which is based in Frankfurt am Main in Germany, thus offers the first loyalty program for e-mobility in Europe. &Charge” has been a climate-neutral company since its foundation.

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Porsche Companies Charging Climate Protection 312

Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

3 EV this summer, demand for electrified Volkswagen products has increased in Germany. No charges are incurred for road tax or engine oil changes for the e-up! No charges are incurred for road tax or engine oil changes for the e-up! Volkswagen reports that, even before the launch of the new ID.3 Every second order for the up!

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Germany PHEV Plug-in Plug 307

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

Customers of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand in Germany are once again placing more orders for diesel vehicles. In Germany, the diesel debate is emotionally charged—and frequently strays from the facts.

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Teslarati

APRIL 28, 2024

California has reached a key milestone in the development of its electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, with the Governor’s office over the weekend highlighting that the state now has one charging station for every five gas stations. and Germany. million total zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales to date.

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California Charging Volvo Gas-Electric 111

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The remaining three counts charge Winterkorn with wire fraud in connection with the scheme.

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Diesel Emissions Charging 2015 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hyundai Motor is integrating green energy into Charge myHyundai. When charged with renewable energy, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) such as IONIQ 5 produce up to 81% lower well-to-wheel lifecycle emissions compared to a normal ICE vehicle, according to a 2021 study from the International Council of Clean Transportation (ICCT).

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Hyundai Green Czech Republic Energy 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The European Commission (EC) last week approved an increase in state funding by €300 million (US$332 million) for the purchase of electric buses in Germany in accordance with EU state aid rules. The measure is also in line with the European strategy for low-emission mobility.

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Germany Purchase Electrical Electric 186

Green Car Reports

JULY 31, 2019

Two days after a newspaper investigation in Germany revealed the depth of Audi's role in the vast diesel emissions-cheating scandal at Volkswagen, German prosecutors have arrested the division's former CEO, Rupert Stadler, in conjunction with the scandal.

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Germany Audi Diesel Emissions 142

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company and Shell are embarking on a new strategic collaboration to explore ways to offer lower carbon emissions products and services and to reduce emissions across their operations. Genesis drivers will be able to charge on-the-go, at home and at destinations with Shell.

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Hyundai Hydrogen Carbon Motors 186

Electric Cars Report

JULY 29, 2022

bp has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks to support the decarbonisation of the sector – where, according to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% annually since 2000.

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Charging 2000 CO2 Germany 142

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

At its first digital ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Conference for investors and analysts, Mercedes-Benz announced aims to at least halve CO 2 emissions per passenger car over the lifecycle by the end of this decade compared to 2020 levels. This proportion can be reduced significantly through the use of renewable energy.

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Mercedes CO2 Emissions Vehicles 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2023

The first of the fully electrically powered and locally emission-free buses is expected to be delivered by the end of this year, while the other vehicles will be delivered in the first half of 2024. The buses are charged at VHH depots. In addition, VHH has secured an option for a maximum of 155 further vehicles by 2028.

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Mercedes Electrical Electric Fleet 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

In response to charges from environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe ([link]. that it had rigged emissions data, Daimler “ sharply ” denied the allegations and said that it was evaluating legal options pertaining to the approach taken and the public assertions made by the DUH. This holds true for both diesel and petrol engines.

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Legal Emissions Charging Germany 150

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

Regulators in Germany have opened an investigation into alleged diesel exhaust rule circumvention on the part of BMW. Claims have been made that the automaker used an illegal defeat device on select models to achieve lower tailpipe emissions during testing. liter diesel motor contain software designed to skirt emission regulations.

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BMW Emissions Diesel United States 86

Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2023

The European Union in Tuesday approved plans to ban sales of new gasoline and diesel cars in member countries by 2035, after Germany successfully fought for a loophole for vehicles burning e-fuels.

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Fuel CO2 Germany Gasoline 131

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2020

A new report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that despite strong growth, the available charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the EU still falls far below what is needed, and remains unevenly distributed across member states. —ACEA Director General, Eric-Mark Huitema.

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Europe Electric Vehicles Charging Cyprus 305

Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2017

Two adjacent European countries are stepping up efforts to improve their public electric-car charging infrastructure. Initiatives in Germany and Austria should see major improvements to charging networks in a short period of time, as both countries aggressively promote electric cars in an effort to reduce emissions.

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Austria Germany Electric Cars Charging 60

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2017

Germany-based innogy, a subsidiary of energy giant RWE, has established its own new subsidiary to enter the e-mobility market in the US. The new company, trading under the name of innogy e-mobility US LLC, will be based in Los Angeles and serve the US market as a provider of technology and charging services.

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California San Diego Charging Los Angeles 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. According to CW1, and as corroborated by contemporaneous documentation, the proposed Audi 3.0

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Audi Emissions Diesel Charging 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2023

A team at RWTH Aachen University in Germany has proposed a Molecularly-Controlled high swirl Combustion system (MCC) which involves dual direct injection of a low- and a high-reactivity fuel in combination with lean relative air-fuel-ratios, high compression ratio, and compression ignition. To this end, LRF and HRF are mixed in the cylinder.

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Fuel Diesel Exhaust Emissions 432

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2023

The markets with most electric trucks registered overall (including all brands) during the first quarter of 2023 were Germany, France, the Netherlands and the US. Most of these orders came from countries in the northern part of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, Norway and Sweden.

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Volvo America Europe Market 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The inked agreement covers a full suite of solutions to operate the electric fleet including access to Ford Pro’s connected E-Telematics software and charging solutions in order to reduce costs and optimize efficiency as a part of the two organizations’ common zero emission goals.

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Czech Republic Ford Miles Bulgaria 195

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

Among alternative powertrains, consumer interest in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is highest in the Republic of Korea (23%), China (17%) and Germany (15%), while Japanese consumers showed the highest preference towards hybrid electric vehicles (HEV/PHEV) (48%) followed by the Republic of Korea (35%).

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Hybrid Asia Vehicles India 273

Driivz

DECEMBER 20, 2023

A Charge Point Operator (CPO) is an eMobility industry player that builds EV charging sites, installs hardware from a variety of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) vendors, and ensures optimal ongoing EV charging operations. What should Charge Point Operators (CPOs) care about?

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Charging Fleet Grid United Kingdom 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Testing of the first 50 BMW i3 cars equipped with bidirectional charging technology is expected to start under real-world everyday conditions in early 2021. The BMW Group has already succeeded in implementing methods of intelligent charging control in pilot projects.

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Renewable Power Grid Charging Green 287

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

The Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first “Power Day”. Volkswagen is also vigorously pursuing expansion of the public fast-charging network globally. Advances in storage capacity and fast-charging capability are expected in addition to cost benefits.

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Charging Battery Batteries Spain 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Rolls-Royce experts based in Germany, Norway and Hungary are developing the turbogenerator design and working on its system integration and are focused on ensuring smart power distribution during flight. This will advance hybrid-electric flight and mean more passengers will be able to travel further on low to net zero emissions aircraft.

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Hybrid Norway Hungary Electrical 448

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The zero-emission Urbino electric vehicles will come to Dortmund exactly 10 years after the last deliveries. The interior will include, among other things, USB charging ports, a passenger information system and environmentally friendly LED lighting. In 2021, it was Germany where the most e-buses in Europe rolled out onto the streets.

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Electrical Electric Fleet Pollution 273

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In order to reduce dependence on oil resources, improve the global energy structure, and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, vehicle electrification has become a major trend. Along with independent new energy vehicles, there are also charging facilities companies.

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Market Companies Charging United Kingdom 97

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The transport carrier in the Czech city of Ústí nad Labem and Solaris Bus & Coach have signed a framework agreement for the purchase of zero-emission Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. The company has concluded contracts and framework agreements with carriers from Austria, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Italy.

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