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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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The e-smart Connect project—highlighted during a recent Media Day event—includes a practical and user-friendly solution for charging high-voltage batteries of electric vehicles produced by the Volkswagen Group. By the end of 2018, more than ten new electrified models will be launched on the market.

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Green Hydrogen Cars: How They are Different?

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As we have quoted several times electric cars are great but battery-operated electric cars have a few disadvantages as well. Fuel cells, like stem cells in medical science, are a new technology in the automobile industry. There are still outstanding concerns about how and where to dispose of end-of-life batteries.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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This performance, Winterkorn said, “ is no reason for euphoria ” but shows that the Volkswagen group—which comprises nine automotive brands—is staying on course, and shows that its strategy to 2018 is on the right track. The current price of a battery pack for just a short-range electric vehicle is between €8,000 to €12,000 he noted.

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Are Rising EV Inventories Proof Nobody Wants Them?

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Despite elevated fuel prices, aggressive marketing, and most companies vowing to transition toward building electrified automobiles exclusively, America has an EV supply of more than 100 days on dealer lots. share of battery electric vehicles has grown from a negligible fraction of a percent to over 6 percent between 2018 and 2023.