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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased again in 2019

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2 -emissions-from-new-cars-vans-2019">According to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA), average CO 2 emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU), Iceland, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK), increased in 2019, for the third consecutive year. g CO 2 /km in 2019, reaching 122.4

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. This milestone was followed by the launch of the compact Karoq in 2017, the Kamiq city SUV in 2019, and the all-electric Enyaq SUV in 2021.

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Markets Roundup December 2020

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Big Eight Let's see how the Big Eight EV Markets fared in 2020: China * Tesla Model 3 #1 - First foreigner to win the trophy, but the Wuling Mini EV was closing in and is the favorite for the 2021 title; * 1.3 And the Market Share reached 6.3%, a new record. So.another market ready for the Disruption Zone ?

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Volkswagen to spend ~€44B on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization through 2023

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This represents approximately one-third of total expenditure for the 2019-2023 planning period and is the outcome of the Group’s planning round, which has now been completed and was discussed and endorsed by the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft at its meeting on Friday.

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Volkswagen Group China building battery system factory in Anhui to strengthen BEV value chain

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The global strategy leads from vertical integration in the raw material market via building battery plants, as well as cell factories in collaboration with partners—amongst them the Chinese battery expert Gotion—to second life solutions and recycling. Thus, Anhui is an important pillar of our global battery strategy.

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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The first three plants were already linked up in 2019. In 2019, the Volkswagen Group initially started with the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand’s Chemnitz, Wolfsburg and Polkowice (Poland) plants, in line with its plans. Earlier post.) Work on the project continued consistently while production was suspended during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Li-ion maker A123 Systems to build HQ complex in Michigan, shrink US cell manufacturing

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“The Romulus campus just isn’t need[ed] anymore as there isn’t any sustainable volumes in the North America market,” Forcier said. The North American market just hasn’t taken off (for electric vehicles) like they have in China and Europe.”.

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