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Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Green Car Congress

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners are developing and implementing a pilot project—the “Haru Oni” project—in Chile that is expected to yield the world’s first integrated, commercial, industrial-scale plant for making synthetic climate-neutral fuels (eFuels). Porsche will be the primary customer for the green fuel.

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How Automotive Dealerships Can Save Money with Battery Energy Storage

Blink Charging

Incorporating a BES system can aid in lowering the operational costs of a DC fast charger. If your energy comes primarily from renewables, the BESS enables you to store that energy for times when renewables may not be available, like at night for when solar panels are inactive. What are battery energy storage systems?

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EVs will drive long-term electricity cost down, studies suggest

Baua Electric

These studies describe a shift to a higher, but better-distributed electricity load that makes better use of infrastructure and thus more consistently covers the costs of generation. billion more in revenue than the associated cost,” which drove down rates for all utility customers. That means lower prices per kwh.

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Volkswagen Group now planning 22M EVs in ten years; 70 new electric models by 2028

Green Car Congress

Switch to renewable energy sources for power supply. The first of the new-generation electric vehicles go into production this year: the AUDI e-tron will be followed by the Porsche Taycan. The Volkswagen Group has set milestones in all areas to be achieved in the coming years on the road to complete decarbonization by 2050.

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[PRESS RELEASE] Emissions Reduction Plan: Electric Vehicles will drive a low emissions future

Drive Electric

This makes so much sense for a country with our access to renewable energy. EVs will drive down the costs of owning a vehicle and give New Zealand more energy independence. Today signals that New Zealand wants to be part of that transition, and avoid becoming a dumping ground for dirty second-hand vehicles from other markets.

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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €62 billion up to 2016; largest-yet investment package for new models, advanced technologies and production facilities

Green Car Congress

Besides investments in property, plant and equipment, the total amount also includes additions to capitalized development costs of €11.6 Investment activities will also include expenditure on wind, solar and hydroelectric power, in order to supply the factories with renewable energies. billion net of proceeds from asset disposals.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level. An improved nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) chemistry reduces cathode levels of pricey, ethically-suspect cobalt by 50 percent. Anodes trim graphite content by 20 percent.

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