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Daimler Buses acquires a 5.25% stake in IVU AG; strategic partnership for integrated mobility

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In 2018 Daimler Buses saw major sales growth, selling 30,900 buses and chassis worldwide (compared with 28,700 in the prior year). The Daimler Buses division was thus able to maintain its position as market leader in the most important core markets EU30 (EU, Switzerland and Norway), Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. Return on sales was 5.9

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Audi to increase participation in Formula E; full factory-backed motorsport program for 2017/2018

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Audi will intensify its future commitment in Formula E —the world’s first racing series for fully electric race cars. In addition, it plans to incorporate Formula E into a factory-backed motorsport program as of the 2017/2018 season. By 2025, every fourth Audi should be an electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Daimler Buses to offer CO2-neutral vehicles in every segment by 2030; eCitaro with Toyota fuel-cell range extender

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We are focusing our development efforts entirely on the zero-emission and fully electrically powered eCitaro. Daimler Buses is thus adding a vehicle with a range of up to 400 kilometers (solo bus) to its all-electric product portfolio in the city bus segment. —Till Oberwörder, Head of Daimler Buses.

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What is Extreme E? – 1# Ultimate beginners guide to Extreme E

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Extreme E is a high intensity off-road racing championship consisting of specially designed fully electric, battery powered SUV’s. Jordan states; The aim is two-fold – to highlight the climate challenges faced by different ecosystems across the globe whilst at the same time demonstrating the performance of all-electric SUVs.

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Audi unveils its first all-electric racer for Formula E; new powertrain from Audi/Schaeffler

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To transmit the power to the wheels, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler will be using a high-efficiency transmission with only one gear in the 2017/2018 season. The brand is taking ABT Sportsline’s slot on the FE grid in the 2017/2018 season. Competing for Audi will be Daniel Abt (Germany) and title defender Lucas di Grassi (Brazil).

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Volkswagen Truck & Bus outlines roadmap for automated driving, connectivity, and alternative drive systems

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MAN is already well on its way to developing an electric distribution truck, the eTGM, which is scheduled to go into series production in 2021. We plan to deliver the first nine fully electric trucks to our customers in Austria by the end of 2017 – including large supermarket chains, breweries and haulers.

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AMPECO CEO discusses the software that makes large-scale EV charging systems work in comprehensive Q&A

Charged EVs

We have Chile and Brazil, and even a few customers in Africa. Even in Dubai, for example, all the taxi companies need to be fully electric by 2027. I started a company with the intention to convert regular cars to electric. And so, we started AMPECO at the end of 2018 and we went to market with our product in 2019.