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Audi introduces Q8 e-tron; improved efficiency and range; base price in Germany €74,400

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Audi introduced its flagship electric SUV e-tron in 2018. The new charging service Audi charging, which is set to launch in 2023 and will in the future replace the existing e-tron Charging Service, will allow for convenient access to around 400,000 public charging points across Europe. Billing happens automatically.

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German transport company SWEG and Daimler sign LOI for first Mercedes-Benz eCitaro REX with fuel cell range-extender

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SWEG is a transport company in southwest Germany that operates railway lines and bus services. The further development of the battery-electric eCitaro, which was described during its launch in 2018 ( earlier post ), is progressing rapidly. —Tobias Harms, future SWEG CEO.

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BMW Group plans > €30B on future-oriented technologies up to 2025; all-electric 7 Series model coming

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Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, and the Concept i4. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development. Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile.

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SMUD announces regional initiative to develop a future mobility center in Sacramento

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Sacramento’s SMUD, the US’ sixth-largest community-owned, not-for-profit, electric service provider, will develop a model for a future Mobility Center that will foster innovation in the clean transportation sector and serve as a catalyst for carbon reduction and inclusive economic development.

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Hermes to deploy 1500 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Vito electric vans by 2020; pilot project in 2018

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The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. By the end of 2020, Hermes Germany intends to deploy 1,500 Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter electric vans in urban areas across Germany. The test started in April 2016.

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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

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After this initial concept phase, the modification can take place within a few weeks. The retrofit solution is being expanded to other widely used bus and truck models as planned, and is also being rapidly marketed in markets beyond Germany. —Andreas Hager, CEO of e-troFit GmbH.

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Audi introducing Q2, new Q5 in 2016, confirms electric SUV for 2018; investing more than €3B in 2016

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Half of the planned investment will take place at the Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm sites in Germany. In 2018, Audi will launch its first large‑series battery‑electric vehicle, based on the Audi e-tron Quattro concept. Earlier post.) By 2020, Audi will expand its model range to include 60 different automobiles. “

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