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Siemens equipping EV with new information and communications technology concept developed by RACE project

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Achim Kampker, Managing Director of StreetScooter, agreed to equip a StreetScooter EV with an innovative electronic and software architecture by end of 2014. The features were integrated and tested in a vehicle simulator in the Siemens CT lab, demonstrating the feasibility of basic RACE concepts such as error recognition and handling.

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BMW AG takes 15.16% stake in SGL Carbon SE

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percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. The BMW i3, the BMW Group’s first series-produced electric vehicle, will be released on the market in 2013, followed by the BMW i8 sports car in 2014.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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Among the new features in the R18 are a more radical aerodynamics concept, including a new safety cell; a Li-ion battery replacing the flywheel energy storage system; and a revised V6 TDI diesel engine. The FIA WEC regulations have been providing automobile manufacturers with incentives to build increasingly efficient race cars since 2014.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

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—Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO, at the International Vienna Motor Symposium in 2014. In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. Audi e-gas. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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