Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2022

Lightning eMotors has been named as the powertrain provider for an all-electric motorhome concept—the e-RV—under development by Winnebago Industries’ Advanced Technology Group (ATG). The concept version of the Winnebago Industries e-RV is the first all-electric motorhome designed by a major RV manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2020

At the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October, MFTBC unveiled the Vision F-CELL, a light-duty fuel-cell concept truck. The vehicle has been further elaborated into the concept eCanter F-CELL, a light-duty truck that was presented recently in Kawasaki. The modular high-voltage battery provides from 13.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The BMW Group will launch a new era of e-mobility from 2025 with the models of its NEUE KLASSE ( earlier post )— using newly-developed cylindrical battery cells optimized for the new architecture for the first time. Reuse of raw materials will be one of the success factors for e-mobility in the future. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

In parallel with the advancing electrification of its fleet, Volkswagen Group and its brands continue to rely on CNG (compressed natural gas) as an alternative drive technology for decarbonizing road transport; Volkswagen Group[ has revised and expanded its product range again with this in mind. With the SEAT Arona 1.0

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

At the IAA Summit in Munich, HIF Global, together with Porsche AG, Volkswagen Group Innovation and MAN Energy Solutions, announced the development and installation of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit at the HIF Haru Oni Demonstration facility in southern Chile in 2024. Earlier post.) Why not combine the two? We’re working on that.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2018

At CES 2019, Schaeffler will showcase exhibits extending from a hybrid module through to the 1,200-hp Schaeffler 4ePerformance concept. The compact P2 hybrid module fits between the IC engine and the transmission which makes it suitable for integration into existing vehicle concepts as well. marketplace.

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JULY 16, 2020

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) opened one of the most extensive electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a North American test facility. Pads will also be installed in the future to test inductive charging. Construction began in early 2019 and was completed in February 2020.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

MINI will present the new MINI Electric Concept design study at the IAA Cars 2017 show in Frankfurt am Main. Designed for use in urban areas, this concept car offers a window into how pure-electric day-to-day mobility might look in the years ahead. MINI will present an all-electric series-production model in 2019.

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All-Electric Mini E Concept 2019 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has formed New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept Hyundai Elevate walking car introduced at CES 2019 ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Bio-Hybrid GmbH , a company belonging to the Schaeffler Group, will present the near-production Bio-Hybrid ( earlier post )—a new, modern form of personal urban mobility and means of transportation—at CES 2019. This can only be achieved by de-conflicting traffic by means of new, intelligent vehicle concepts.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2020

Audi presented the Q4 e-tron concept at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show as a preview of the first compact electric SUV from Audi. Audi Q4 e-tron concept / Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Two electric motors mobilize 225 kW of system output in the Q4 and Q4 Sportback e-tron concept. Earlier post.) meters (9.1

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Audi Concept Cars SUV 259

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2019

BMW Group Production is focusing increasingly on easy-to-use and effective virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality applications. AR-based training at the BMW Group Production Academy: engine assembly. In the course of 2019, this software will be made available to all interested staff via the self-service portal.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

The key criteria for use in aviation operation include simple application and handling as well as ease-of-repair, for which a custom concept has been developed. The aviation industry has been researching the use of sharkskin for aircraft for many years, albeit often just on a small scale.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The BMW Group is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. A key element of the brand’s continued strategic development will be local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in the world’s largest market for electromobility. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2019

Volkswagen Group Components—the new brand within the Volkswagen Group that supplies components including engines, gearboxes, electric drive systems, steering systems and seats towards e-mobility—will begin series production of the flexible fast charging station ( earlier post ) from 2020 onwards. Components transformation.

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2020 Production Charging Batteries 239

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MARCH 11, 2019

The el-Born concept car is the first SEAT conceived as an electric vehicle, and it will reach the market in 2020. SEAT will be the second brand of the Volkswagen Group to build a car on the MEB platform, and a new generation of products based on the most advanced electric and connectivity technology will roll off its assembly lines.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

Volkswagen Group sibling Audi has been gradually introducing 48V mild hybrid systems as standard into its line-up since last year. In the future, Volkswagen will gradually electrify almost every vehicle in its range of models. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

The BMW Group, Northvolt and Umicore have formed a joint technology consortium in order to work closely together on the continued development of a complete and sustainable value chain for battery cells for electrified vehicles in Europe. The BMW Group is already investing heavily in the entire value chain today. Production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

Audi unveiled the Q4 e-tron concept compact electric SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The Audi Q4 e-tron concept gives an advance look at what will be the fifth series production electric vehicle that the manufacturer will introduce by the end of 2020. The Q4 e-tron concept accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 6.3 meters long, 1.90

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Audi is showing four battery-electric drive vehicles, the series versions of which will celebrate their premiere by the end of 2020. The company will introduce the series-production version of its coupé equivalent, the Audi e-tron Sportback, later in 2019. Audi e-tron GT concept.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2019

Teijin and AEV will use the first two years of this initiative to develop elemental technologies for future vehicles. In recent years, EVs have rapidly progressed as a practical solution for environmental load reduction based on the concept of connected, autonomous, shared and electric (CASE) next-generation automobiles.

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JUNE 17, 2022

After its 2019 appearance at TOC Europe—the tradeshow for port and terminal technology and operations—as a proof of concept ( earlier post ), Volvo Penta’s purpose-built electric driveline is now powering a series of TICO’s electric terminal tractors as well as Rosenbauer’s electric fire trucks. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 5, 2019

The Volkswagen Group is opening its Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) developed in recent years to other manufacturers. The Volkswagen Group is currently projecting a first wave of some 15 million pure electric vehicles based on the MEB. We are extremely pleased the Volkswagen Group offered us this cooperation. —Prof.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Germany's giant VW Group has said, several times, that it will have 30 different electric cars on sale globally by 2025. Over the last year, it's unveiled three different Volkswagen ID electric-car concepts, two of them thinly disguised versions of future production models for 2019 and 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2023

An economic study by research group Steer, and commissioned by T&E, looked at future operating costs of hydrogen planes on intra-European flights and found that they could be an efficient, cost competitive technology to decarbonize the sector, provided kerosene is taxed adequately. (If GJ—approximately €0.37/L.)

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MARCH 2, 2016

Volkswagen Group company Škoda is showcasing its VisionS plug-in hybrid concept SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. Based on Volkswagen Group’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB), this is Škoda’s first vehicle to feature six seats across three rows. By 2019, we will offer the first Škoda with this technology.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2021

Porsche is investing a high double-digit-million amount in its new joint venture company Cellforce Group GmbH. The battery cell is the combustion chamber of the future. This is how we shape the future of the sports car. The idea for a manufacturing plant for high-performance battery cells came from an initiative of the P3 Group.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. We deliver on our promises.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. The fleet of less than 100 vehicles will then be employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups. The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 24, 2017

As Volkswagen works to look toward the future, following its damaging diesel deceit, electric cars and plug-in vehicles will be front and center in its product publicity. The German automaker has already hinted at its future electric cars with a handful of concepts, but its first high-volume electric cars won't arrive until 2019.

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JULY 23, 2020

In preparation for production of the fully-electric BMW i4, BMW Group Plant Munich will pause vehicle production for six weeks this summer. BMW Group plant Munich. We are gearing up our Munich plant for the future. BMW concept i4. This production interruption has been planned and prepared for since early 2019.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2019

In addition to Chattanooga, Volkswagen is building the first dedicated EV production facility in Zwickau, Germany, starting MEB production by the end of 2019. CROZZ SUV concept, first shown at the North American International Auto Show last year. BUZZ concept—the reinterpretation of the legendary VW bus.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019. The eVito will be followed in 2019 by the eSprinter. The use of connectivity solutions specific to electric vehicles as well as financing and mobility concepts will also be addressed at the early planning stages. Expertise and technology transfer from the Daimler Group.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2019

As of January 2019, fully owned Daimler subsidiary NuCellSys GmbH will operate under the name of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH. By changing the company name we are sending a clear signal and emphasizing the future relevance of fuel cell technology. Fuel cell technology is an integral part of our drive system strategy.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

billion) in electric mobility, digitalization and autonomous driving from 2019 until the end of 2023. This planning round bears a clear signature: We are taking a very systematic approach to electric mobility and will be much more focused in future. e-tron GT concept. Audi plans to spend approximately €14 billion (US$15.9

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

More than half of UK drivers (57%) say having access to a car is more important than it was before the coronavirus pandemic, with reluctance to use public transport in the future at its highest level in 18 years, according to research for the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring.

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