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How Much Is The German Auto Industry Under Threat?

CleanTechnica EVs

Several years ago, the German government expressed its concerns about exporting German car-building jobs to China and the attendant political and economic upheaval that would entail.

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Audi locating high-voltage battery development center at Neckarsulm

Green Car Congress

Audi is establishing a high-voltage battery development center at the Neckarsulm site. Audi is already developing high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in Neckarsulm. High-voltage batteries and electric engines make up an important strategic component of future value creation in a transformed auto industry.

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Tesla gets new neighbor as Germany’s IG Metall union builds office near Giga Berlin

Teslarati

With over two million members today, IG Metall currently represents workers from some of the auto industry’s biggest players, such as Daimler, Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen. The post Tesla gets new neighbor as Germany’s IG Metall union builds office near Giga Berlin appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

Green Car Congress

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Pininfarina grows its U.S. footprint in early bid for EV hypercar market control

Teslarati

With Pininfarina’s relationship with Ferrari essentially coming to an end in 2017 with the release of the Ferrari-designed La Ferrari, it was no surprise that the famous Italian brand decided to build a car of its own. Moreover, mainstream brands like Porsche, Mercedes, and Audi have yet to electrify their highest-performance offerings.

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Big DEED turnout in Dayton 

Electric Auto Association

General Manager Jeffrey Pizza and EV Specialist Zach Johnson of White Allen Euro Group presented a Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron that were very well-received. A unique hydrogen fuel cell-powered Toyota Mirai was presented by the CEO of a local company that builds and sells green hydrogen generation plants to dealer groups.

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Eaton Supercharger Debuts in China on Three New Chery Engines

Green Car Congress

Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. Chery is continuing to leverage global resources and is making great strides in building core technological competitiveness, as well as actively following government policies to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions.

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