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Alstom and MOL to explore use of hydrogen technologies for rail transport in Hungary

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As part of its National Hydrogen Strategy, Hungary has been investigating the feasibility of introducing hydrogen technology to rail transportation. Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ).

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) in 2018 increased for the second consecutive year, reaching 120.4 g CO 2 /km in 2018. Vans registered in the EU and Iceland in 2018 emitted on average 158.1

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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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The company, which supplies batteries to automakers including Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen, currently operates seven factories in the United States, Hungary, China and South Korea and is currently in construction of seven more plants. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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Around 160,000 units of Audi’s first electric model have been delivered since 2018. Named “Factory of the Future” in 2020 by the employers’ association Agoria, Brussels achieved this distinction as early as 2018. The electric traction motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight.

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Mercedes-Benz to invest ~€500M to produce electric compact EQ model at Hambach plant

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From 2020, the brand smart will only offer electric vehicles. In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. Mercedes-Benz Cars plans to launch more than ten electric cars by 2022 throughout all segments, from smart to large SUVs.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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In 2020 production of the EQV premium electric MPV (combined power consumption: 26.4 The compact SUV EQB will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from Hungary and will complement the plug-in hybrid portfolio consisting of the CLA and CLA Shooting Brake. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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At the same time, however, we can already measure solid improvements in productivity and innovation: Since February 2020, some 60 percent of firms in the United Kingdom and in Spain have adopted new digital technologies, and 40 percent of U.K. In 2020, economic analysis of social distancing in the United States showed that as many as 1.7

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