Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In 2025, Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium will start to produce battery modules. To date, partners supply both cells and modules to the Group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for the Volvo Group to shape its future value chain for battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The other HyCET project partners are DEUTZ AG, DHL Freight GmbH, KEYOU GmbH, TotalEnergies Marketing Deutschland GmbH and Volvo Group.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2022

The Volkswagen Group and Siemens are investing $450 million in Electrify America, with a post-money valuation of $2.45 The Volkswagen Group had earlier made a capital commitment of $2 billion through 2026. —Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen Group Board of Management member for Technology and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2022

Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China. With a luxury X-wing configuration of 11.2m

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

—Milan Nedeljković The BMW Group has had a presence in the Chinese market since 1994 and founded the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture in May 2003. Over the past 20 years, the BMW Group has continuously expanded its activities in China, and production capacity in Shenyang has increased from 30,000 to 830,000 units.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

Volkswagen Group deliveries of all-electric vehicles (BEVs) rose by 42% in Q1 2023 compared to the prior-year period, which was hit harder by supply chain issues. By the end of March, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 70,000 vehicles, around half of all the Group’s BEVs. BEVs made up 6.9% 5 41,900 Volkswagen ID.3

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2023

Volvo Group is the first truck manufacturer to launch an Augmented Reality (AR) safety app for electric trucks, designed specifically to support first responders in an emergency. For Mack electric trucks, the AR features will be added during June 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will pilot a RoboRide car-hailing service in Gangnam in Seoul, South Korea, utilizing IONIQ 5 battery-electric vehicles (BEV) with in-house developed level 4 autonomous driving technology. —Woongjun Jang, Senior Vice President and Head of the Autonomous Driving Center of Hyundai Motor Group. application.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2023

Under an expanded Joint Development Agreement, BMW Group and Solid Power have added a research and development license as a basis for their common next steps. As next step in the long-term industrialisation time line, Solid Power plans to deliver full scale automotive cells to BMW Group for testing purposes in 2023. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2023

In Germany, RWE and the Westfalen Group will work together to supply green hydrogen for hydrogen-powered vehicles. The collaborative arrangement with the Westfalen Group is therefore ground-breaking. Up to 70 hydrogen fuel stations will be in place by 2030, depending on how the market develops.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Volkswagen Group Components provided the first glimpse of the prototypes of its mobile charging robot. —Thomas Schmall, CEO of Volkswagen Group Components. In the future, Volkswagen Group Components will be responsible for all Volkswagen Group charging activities and charging systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2020

Groupe Renault has identified some 20 projects to deploy blockchain technology. For Groupe Renault, blockchain has to be used as a collaborative, multi-company digital tool within the automotive sector, thereby becoming a source of increased productivity and collective intelligence. Some of these will be deployed soon.

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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

JULY 12, 2020

Freight carrier the Delanchy Group, which has been using a 100% electric Renault Trucks D prototype since 2017, has received the first D Z.E. Renault Trucks and the Delanchy Group have been working together for more than fifty years. —Yannig Renault, Technical Director at the Delanchy Group. series model. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

Commercial vehicle manufacturers Lightning eMotors and REV Group, Inc. are co-developing all-electric ambulances with Leader Emergency Vehicles, a REV Group subsidiary. The new Leader ambulances will be based on the fourth-generation Lightning Electric Transit Van from Lightning eMotors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Renault Group and Managem Group , a Moroccan player in the mining and hydrometallurgy sector, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at securing the supply of low-carbon and responsible cobalt sulfate for electric batteries. Managem Group recently joined the FCA (Fair Cobalt Alliance).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2021

The BMW Group is launching production of battery components at its plants in Leipzig and Regensburg and expanding its e-drive production network. BMW Group Plant Leipzig will launch series production of battery modules on Monday, 3 May 2021, while BMW Group Plant Regensburg began coating battery cells for high-voltage batteries in April 2021.

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Teslarati

MARCH 9, 2024

Just days after Tesla exited from the largest Australian automotive lobby group — the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) — over campaigns against tightening emissions standards, another electric vehicle (EV) maker has followed in leaving the group.

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Innovation News Network

APRIL 9, 2024

Altilium and Talga Group Ltd have announced they are collaborating to advance green battery anode production in the UK. The post Altilium and Talga Group forge green battery anode production partnership appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 4, 2024

Logistics company CMA CGM officially joined Flexis SAS, a new joint venture founded by Renault Group and Volvo Group for the next generation of electric vans.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 15, 2024

Volkswagen Group has posted sales data for 2024 that shows sales of its battery electric models were up in all major markets. The post 2023 Volkswagen Group Electric Car Deliveries Up 34% Over 2022 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Proterra has been sold to the Volvo Group in a deal announced on November 10, 2023. The post Volvo Group Acquires Proterra For $210 Million appeared first on CleanTechnica. What Volvo will do with it is the question.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 8, 2024

the startup and digital incubation arm at BT Group, announces that it will power up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2024

Tesla Australia has announced its intentions to quit the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), the principal organization representing car companies in the country, over claims that the group was misleading consumers. The post Tesla Australia quits FCAI over claims that group is misleading consumers appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 10, 2024

The BMW Group delivered a total of 2,555,341 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles to customers last year (+6.5%) – a new all-time sales high for the company. In the fourth quarter, BMW Group sales climbed to 718,778 units, up +10.3% on […] The post BMW Group posts record EV sales in 2023 appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 13, 2024

The BMW Group is strengthening its involvement in Brazil by electrifying the Araquari plant. Following a record sales for electrified vehicles in Brazil last year, the BMW Group announced local production of the BMW X5, the very first premium plug-in hybrid model built in South America.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Volvo Group has been selected as the winning bidder in an auction for the battery business and assets of troubled Proterra in the United States with a $210 million bid. The […] The post Volvo Group acquires Proterra’s battery business for $210m appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Innovation News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The post Tata Group confirms plans for £4bn Somerset gigafactory appeared first on Innovation News Network. Discover Tata's plans to build a £4bn Somerset gigafactory, making the region one of Europe's leading EV battery production hubs.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Mere days after seeing Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EVs charging at Tesla Superchargers, all three of the brands under the Hyundai Motor Group umbrella have confirmed a pivot to the North American Charging Standard (NACS). more… The post Confirmed: Hyundai Motor Group is latest automaker adopting NACS appeared first on Electrek.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 17, 2024

Chinese electric vehicle maker XPENG and the Volkswagen Group said today they have entered into a framework agreement on technical collaboration with respect to Electrical/Electronic architecture (“E/E Architecture”).

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 21, 2024

The Volkswagen Group is intensifying its partnership with Mobileye in the domain of automated driving. In future, the Volkswagen Group’s Audi, Bentley, […] The post Volkswagen Group intensifies collaboration with Mobileye appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. The group placed an ad in the April 15 issue of Automotive News and has collected support from all 50 state and 21 metro-area dealer associations.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One of the big stories of 2023 is finally wrapping up as VW Group (including Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and the. continued] The post The Last NACS Holdouts, VW Group, Make The Switch appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 27, 2024

Lucid Group Announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with its majority stockholder, Ayar Third Investment Company (“Ayar”), an affiliate of the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”), to purchase $1.0 billion of newly created series of convertible preferred stock via private placement, subject to customary closing conditions.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One of the US’s largest car dealership groups recently completed the installation of 10,000 solar panels on multiple dealerships. more… The post A US car dealership group just installed 10,000 rooftop solar panels appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

continued] The post Volkswagen Group Shines, But Volkswagen Disappoints — Europe EV Sales Report appeared first on CleanTechnica. Approximately 260,000 plugin vehicles were registered in October in Europe, +24% year over year (YoY). The overall market also grew.

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The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Updated: Major hospital group bans EV charging in its car parks due to fire risks, and a golf club to dismantle its EV chargers down after a club house fire blamed on golf buggy batteries. The post Australian hospital group and golf club ban EV charging because of fire risks appeared first on The Driven.

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