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Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on all commercial van lines; electric eVito now available to order, eSprinter in 2019

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Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019. The eVito, the second all-electric production model from Mercedes-Benz Vans after the 2010 Vito E-Cell, starts at €39,990 (US$47,000) (in Germany excl. The eVito will be followed in 2019 by the eSprinter. The line-up will then be rounded off by the Citan.

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New fka and Roland Berger E-Mobility Index finds China best prepared for electric mobility among all automotive nations

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China continues to be the leading country for e-mobility in terms of industry and market, according to the E-Mobility Index 2019 from fka GmbH and Roland Berger GmbH. — E-Mobility Index 2019. France, South Korea, the US and Germany exceeded the two percent mark of the xEV sales ratio for the first time. Technology.

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Porsche commissions MAN electric eTruck for green logistics at Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen

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The truck is the first vehicle of this kind that has gone into series production in Germany. What we have learned—together with Porsche—in the context of regular factory logistics will be incorporated into the first small series, which MAN hopes to launch as soon as 2019.

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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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Japanese logistics provider Yamato Transport orders 500 StreetScooter EVs

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That means these “Made in Germany” e-transporters will be sporting a steering wheel on the right. Delivery is scheduled for operation during fiscal year 2019. As part of the close development partnership between the two companies, the electric vehicles have been modified to meet both Japanese standards and the specific needs of Yamato.

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Freudenberg Sealing Technologies and Quantron AG collaborate on fuel cell systems for heavy-duty trucks

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These collaborative efforts are being supported by the Energy Research Program of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy in Germany. The project’s first fuel cell system will be installed in a heavy-duty truck for real-world testing in the near future.

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Mitsubishi Electric develops technologies for automated mapping and extraction of transitions in mapping landscape for high-precision 3D maps

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has developed two new technologies to support the creation and maintenance of high-precision 3D maps required for autonomous driving ( earlier post ): AI-based automated mapping; and the extraction of transitions in mapping landscapes. for safe, highly precise autonomous driving. Background.