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Audi opens 1.9 MWh battery storage unit on EUREF Campus in Berlin

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Audi has opened Germany’s largest multi-use battery energy storage unit on the EUREF Campus in Berlin. The Audi storage unit has a capacity of 1.9 MWh and uses used lithium-ion batteries from development vehicles to test various interaction scenarios between electric cars and the power grid. With its capacity of 1.9

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Xpeng partners with China’s streamlined EV service platform that covers 90% of country

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The company also shares partnerships with other notable EV powerhouses in China, including Nio, and Li Auto, as well as other traditional automakers like Honda and FAW-Volkswagen, a joint venture between FAW Group and Volkswagen Group that builds vehicles with Audi and Volkswagen marques in China. Over 500,000 drivers utilize the service.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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Hager Group and Audi are thus bidirectional charging at home, otherwise known as Vehicle to Home (V2H). Audi and the Hager Group have developed a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply. —Martin Dehm, technical project manager for bidirectional charging at Audi.

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In-Home Solar: How Many Panels to Fully Charge Your EV?

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The power consumption of an EV is typically measured in kilowatt-hours per 100 miles (kWh/100 mi). Additionally, we must consider the total electricity needed to fully charge the vehicle, akin to how we think about the cost to fill up a tank of gas in traditional combustion engine cars. Kia Soul EV 64 243 26.3 BMW i3 42 153 27.5

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

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Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2. This is an important symbol of Geely Group’s global commitment to sustainability. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen intends sales of 150K e-cars by 2020; 100K ID, ID SUV; >1M in 2025; more on MEB

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family, but for many electric cars produced by other Group brands, including Audi, SEAT, Škoda and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The starting price for the Volkswagen wall boxes will be about $350, plus installation costs. Volkswagen is now applying this same platform strategy to the era of electric vehicles.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. By partnering with these two industries.

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