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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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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. From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. The electric traction motors for production are transported from Hungary to Brussels by green freight.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Audi developing modular assembly principle as successor to production line; Gy?r testing for 2018 e-tron electric motor production

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While development of the principle is ongoing, Audi has begun to use modular assembly in developing the production process for the electric motor for the 2018 e-tron SUV (C-BEV) ( earlier post ). DTS units carry the motors and their parts to the stations. Győr is also the Audi Technology Center for Electric Drives.)

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

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In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. The smart plant in Hambach will become a part of our global compact car production network with the lead plant Rastatt, Germany. The preparations for the new model in Hambach will start shortly.

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

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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. More than 20 plug-in hybrid model variants are already an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz product portfolio.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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Core Luxury: The Mercedes-Benz plants in Bremen, Germany and Kecskemét, Hungary to manufacture vehicles in Europe based on the MB.EA As part of implementing the Mercedes-Benz 2022-2026 Business Plan, the company is investing more than €2 billion into its European production sites. platform (AMG Electric Architecture) from 2025.

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