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Volkswagen AG to place Audi at the head of Volkswagen Group R&D

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The new structure will strengthen Audi’s role within the Volkswagen Group and recharge Vorsprung durch Technik. It will therefore retain a legal form compatible with the capital market and employee codetermination will remain unaffected. With a greater job split at the Group, we can manage future issues more agilely and flexibly.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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Deceleration is also applied to detected vehicles ahead until they come to a standstill, for example at traffic lights. Power for up to another 300 kilometers (WLTP) is recharged in just 15 minutes. DIGITAL LIGHT has a light module with three extremely powerful LEDs in each headlamp, whose light is refracted and directed by 1.3

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China issues draft guidelines to rein in lithium battery industry – ET Auto

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Lithium-ion batteries are a form of rechargeable energy storage used in everything from electric cars to scooters, laptops and motorised wheelchairs. China is the world’s largest lithium battery market , accounting for some 57% of global demand in 2022, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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EDAG Showcases Latest Version of Light Car Concept EV at Geneva; Emphasis on Space Frame

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EDAG’s Light Car - Open Source at the Geneva Motor Show. Global engineering services provider EDAG showcased its latest technical advances in the development of its concept car, the “Light Car - Open Source”, at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. Click to enlarge. EDAG CEO, Jörg Ohlsen. Earlier post.).

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Celgard files patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem over Li-ion separator technology

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The complaint alleges that LG has infringed Celgard’s United States Patent Nº 6,432,586 issued for an invention entitled “Separator for a High Energy Rechargeable Lithium Battery.”. The patent in the lawsuit covers ceramic composite layer lithium-ion battery separators developed by Celgard for high-energy rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

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Industry study finds lead-acid to remain most wide-spread automotive energy storage for foreseeable future; new chemistries continue to grow

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In particular, this report demonstrates the necessity of maintaining the exemption for lead-based batteries within the EU End of Life Vehicle Directive’s wider ban on lead in light-duty vehicles. At high voltages, lead-based batteries are so far limited by their more modest recharge and discharge power and capacity turnover.

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Daimler-BYD JV unveils battery-electric DENZA at Auto China; 47.5 kWh pack; focus on safety

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In light of the fact that the average daily driving distance in China is 50 to 80 kilometers a day, the typical customer will only have to recharge DENZA twice a week. By also considering real life accident data, DENZA has gone further than these legal requirements. Driving 100 km with a DENZA costs less than 20 RMB (US$3.20).

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