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Former FCA boss Sergio Marchionne stored Italy’s auto trade, Elkann says

Baua Electric

“Sergio was a patriot in the highest sense of the word,” Elkann, 47, stated in an interview for the untouched version of the biography of the overdue Marchionne, who ran the Italian automaker from 2004 till his loss of life in 2018. Marchionne and Elkann stored Fiat from related chapter and mixed it with U.S.

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Daimler Takes 10% Stake in Tesla; Strategic Partnership to Collaborate on Future Models

Green Car Congress

Where I see the significant value, the mutually beneficial partnership, is that Tesla brings expertise on the battery electric front, Daimler brings expertise associated with everything else on the automobile. In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz. As part of the collaboration, Prof.

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Daimler buys stake in Tesla

Green Cars News

In 2010 the company will introduce its first battery-powered Mercedes-Benz. As of 2012, Daimler plans to equip all smart and Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles with own produced lithium-ion batteries. This year Daimler is also starting small-series production of the Mercedes-Benz B-Class with a fuel cell drive system.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

Green Car Congress

At the special high-voltage competence center near Ingolstadt, the focus is on the development of complete systems: packaging, cooling, validation and, in partnership with body development, integration into the automobile. The high-performance battery makes the ideal partner to the fuel cell. Second life. Fuel cell technology.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). I got beaten down a number of times."

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