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Volkswagen starts operation of $22M North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga

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Going forward, Volkswagen aims to look at emerging battery technologies and get an early understanding of how new concepts and prototypes can withstand the company’s rigid specifications. With the BEL, Volkswagen is adding more highly-qualified jobs. That’s the equivalent of driving from Orlando to Seattle three times in seven days.

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ZF’s first zero-emission factory is model plant for global production network | Autocar Professional

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ZF has opened its first zero-emission factory at the production site for power electronics in Klášterec in the Czech Republic, after a renovation period of just under a year and a half. One of the primary challenges is to convert existing ZF plants around the world so that they can be operated with climate-neutral energy from now on.

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Bosch to begin developing electrolyzer components; €500M investment by end of decade

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To help business and society reduce dependency on fossil fuels and harness new forms of energy, Bosch intends to invest some €3 billion in climate-neutral technology, such as electrification and hydrogen, over the next three years. jovice (Czech Republic). Bosch is to develop the stack.