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Groundbreaking for Mercedes-Benz battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, Germany

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Mercedes-Benz is investing a double-digit million Euro amount in the construction of the balance sheet CO 2 -neutral plant, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of a scientific research project. The pilot plant is expected to have an annual capacity of 2,500 tonnes.

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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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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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Lufthansa Group and BASF roll out sharkskin technology on Boeing 777 freighters: AeroSHARK

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Now Lufthansa Technik and BASF have made a breakthrough as part of a joint project. The surface structure consisting of riblets measuring around 50 micrometers imitates the properties of sharkskin and therefore optimizes the aerodynamics on flow-related parts of the aircraft. This means that less fuel is needed overall.

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Tesla Model Y converted into green hydrogen car to show “Hyper Hybrid” innovations

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Karliczek, for his part, noted in a press release that such a project is incredibly important since “green hydrogen” is a valuable building block for climate protection. . “Climate protection can only succeed with green hydrogen. Not all industrial processes can be completely decarbonized.

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Sharing Insights for a Better Future – Hubject ICNC 2022 Berlin

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Hosted by Hubject, this year’s tenth edition of the conference attracted more than 2,000 attendees, and truly was a wonderful celebration that reflected our industry’s mission of climate protection and environmental awareness. Feeling proud to be Part of Thriving EV Charging Community. The EV Charging Industry – Key Take-aways.

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Deutsche Post DHL and Renault aim to intensify their collaboration on the use of electric vehicles

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Deutsche Post DHL has signed a letter of intent for a possible future global framework agreement with car manufacturer Renault. The intended global agreement shall contain the options for a future purchase of Renault Kangoo Z.E. The Kangoo Z.E.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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.'” Mercedes also specifies that the new facility will be 100% carbon neutral as part of the German automaker’s continuing efforts to decarbonize its production facilities in the coming years. Tesla has already announced that it would make recycled materials a bigger part of its production with the help of Redwood materials.