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Fisker Ocean SUV commences production in Austria on schedule

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Contract manufacturer Magna Steyr has officially begun production of the Fisker Ocean SUV at its carbon neutral facility in Graz, Austria. The post Fisker Ocean SUV commences production in Austria on schedule appeared first on Electrek.

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Tesla owners unite in Austria for epic Black Mountain meetup

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Tesla owners from eight countries took electric vehicles to new heights as they drove to the top of the highest mountain in Austria. Today with @TeslaClubAT we climbed the highest mountain in Austria with 60 Teslas from 8 countries and Supporting Peace, Love & Tesla @elonmusk #silencerallye @Tesla pic.twitter.com/DlnPgtxFR4.

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Why Jehan Daruvala lost Austria F2 win

Baua Electric

The post Why Jehan Daruvala lost Austria F2 win appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. For a brief few moments, it looked like Jehan Daruvala was all set to claim his first F2 victory this season. Hours after the Austrian GP feature race, on-track winner.

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Report: Magna might build Fisker Ocean electric SUV in Austria

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entered a memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Magna International to build its Ocean electric SUV—in Graz, Austria. On Friday, Fisker Inc.

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Volta Trucks announces firm orders for 300 16t Volta Zero trucks

Green Car Congress

Series production Volta Zeros are due to start rolling off the line of the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, in early Q2 2023, with the plant ready to meet the demand for its purpose-built full-electric medium-duty urban delivery truck.

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV enters series production in Austria

Electric Cars Report

It’s an emotional day as we start production of the world’s […] The post Fisker Ocean electric SUV enters series production in Austria appeared first on Electric Cars Report. Fisker’s rollout strategy also includes continuous over-the-air (OTA) upgrading of feature packages.

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First full-electric Volta Zero rolls off assembly line in Steyr, Austria

Electric Cars Report

Electric truck startup Volta Trucks has confirmed that the first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. The landmark vehicle, the first of a series of second-generation ‘Production Verification’ prototypes, will form part of a Pilot Fleet of trucks.

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Austrian bus company signs framework agreement for up to 106 Solaris battery-electric and hydrogen buses

Green Car Congress

Austrian bus company Österreichische Postbus AG (ÖBB Postbus) has signed another framework agreement with Solaris for the delivery of up to 106 battery-electric and hydrogen buses that would be deployed throughout Austria. ÖBB Postbus is the largest bus company in Austria and a leader in regional public bus transport.

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BMW integrates parking payment via infotainment system

Green Car Congress

In BMW vehicles with BMW Operating System 7 and 8, a new service for convenient payment processing of parking fees is now available in Germany and Austria. After the start in Germany and Austria, the function will be rolled out in other European countries from 2023. Other European countries will follow.

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Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe to from JV to develop up to 250 hydrogen retail refueling stations by 2026 in Germany, Austria and Denmark

Green Car Congress

Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe will develop up to 250 retail hydrogen refueling stations across Germany, Austria and Denmark by 2026 through a 50-50 joint venture between their subsidiaries, Phillips 66 Limited and H2 Energy Europe AG. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

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BMW to produce next-gen e-drives at Steyr engine plant; more than 600k units per year

Green Car Congress

From 2025 onwards, the next generation of BMW e-drives will be manufactured in its engine plant in Steyr, Austria—with both production and development on site—with eventual annual production capacity of more than 600,000 units. The BMW Group’s largest engine plant: Steyr plant in Upper Austria.

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Magna starts production of Fisker Ocean EV in Austria

Green Car Reports

Production of the Fisker Ocean has started on schedule at contractor Magna Steyr's Austrian factory, Fisker announced at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. That paves the way for its planned U.S. launch as a 2023 model. The electric SUV was announced at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, before Fisker had settled on a platform for the vehicle.

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Austria to let drivers of electric cars go faster

Green Car Reports

Austria is offering would-be electric-car owners (and current ones) a tempting incentive to go tailpipe-emissions-free: permission to drive faster than those with gasoline, diesel, or hybrid vehicles.

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Eleven Mercedes-Benz eCitaros ready to hit the road on their first route in Austria

Electric Cars Report

These low-floor solo buses will be used on behalf of the transport association Ost-Region (VOR) for the “Schweinbarther Kreuz” project in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria. They are the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz buses in regular service on Austria’s roads.

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Volta Trucks secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for the all-electric Volta Zero

Green Car Congress

Customer’s own series production Volta Zeros are due to start rolling off the line of the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, in early Q2 2023. The vehicle underwent multiple systems and individual component testing on areas such as braking, steering, lighting and glazing, along with the vehicle safety systems.

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Electric Vehicle Arteries (EVA+) fast charging: Enel, Verbund, Renault, Nissan, BMW & Volkswagen partner in Italy & Austria

Green Car Congress

Enel, as coordinator, and Austria’s main utility Verbund are collaborating on a fast-recharging network project in Italy and Austria, alongside some of the world’s largest EV carmakers including Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi). A grant agreement worth a maximum of €4.2

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Volta Trucks Confirms the Full-Electric Volta Zero will be Manufactured in Steyr, Austria

EV Obssesion

Steyr Automotive and Volta Trucks sign a manufacturing agreement which will see Volta Zero production commence in Austria on time, at the end of 2022. The post Volta Trucks Confirms the Full-Electric Volta Zero will be Manufactured in Steyr, Austria appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Cummins fuel cell technology powers Coradia iLint fleet in Germany

Green Car Congress

The Coradia iLint has also been successfully tested in Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The systems allow the train to emit only steam and condensed water while in service and operate with low noise levels that improve both operator and passenger comfort.

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OMV opens the first public hydrogen filling station in Austria

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Austria-based oil and gas company OMV opened the first public hydrogen filling station in Vienna, Austria. OMV has been researching the alternative drive concept for vehicles with hydrogen and fuel cells for several years.

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Germany, Austria electric-car charging networks improve, fast

Green Car Reports

Initiatives in Germany and Austria should see major improvements to charging networks in a short period of time, as both countries aggressively promote electric cars in an effort to reduce emissions. Austria hopes to unify what is.

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Benteler-SGL inaugurates new composites production facility in Austria

Green Car Congress

Benteler-SGL GmbH, a joint venture between Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH and SGL Group, has inaugurated its new production facility in Ort im Innkreis, Austria. 2009, the joint venture company additionally took over the automobile business unit of Composite Technology GmbH in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, from the Fischer Group.

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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

Green Car Congress

Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK over the next three years to help expand its charging network in city centers and further to accelerate urban e-mobility infrastructure throughout Europe.

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European Lithium executes binding lithium offtake agreement with BMW; advance payment of US$15M

Green Car Congress

European Lithium signed a binding long term lithium offtake agreement via its wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary ECM Lithium AT GmbH with BMW to secure the company’s first offtake of battery grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from its Wolfsberg Lithium Project underground mine in Austria.

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First full-electric Volta Zero drives off the line in Steyr; production verification prototypes

Green Car Congress

The first Volta Zero vehicle has been completed at the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria. Volta Trucks’ contract manufacturing facility is run by Steyr Automotive, formerly MAN Truck and Bus Austria. The start of series production of customer-specification vehicles is on track to start in early 2023.

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Stainless Steel Swimming Pool & Spa Technology Firm Polytherm Becomes 1st Fleet Customer For BYD ATTO 3 In Austria

CleanTechnica EVs

Polytherm GmbH, an Austrian family business with more than 100 employees and a growing vehicle fleet, has just taken delivery of some BYD ATTO 3s. Polytherm specializes in stainless steel pools, swimming pool technology, and spas. It also works on refurbishments for old swimming pools.

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Audi and Krajete developing direct air capture technologies for CO2

Green Car Congress

AUDI AG and the Austria-based green tech company Krajete GmbH are jointly developing new technologies for filtering emissions from ambient air. In addition to robust adsorber materials, these direct air capturing technologies (DAC) are based, above all, on innovative processes. They make far-reaching energy and cost reductions possible.

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TECO 2030 completes production of fuel cell stack developed and designed for heavy-duty and marine applications

Green Car Congress

TECO 2030 plans to assemble and test the first FCM400 (Fuel Cell Module 400 kW) during the summer of 2023 at AVL’s s facility in Graz, Austria. The stacks are then combined together with balance of plant (BoP) components into a fuel cell module.

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Frankfurt buys 13 Solaris hydrogen buses

Green Car Congress

The first Urbino hydrogen models are already cruising on European streets, and dozens more of these buses have been already ordered by carriers in Germany, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands.

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Dr. Richard Group testing Solaris hydrogen bus

Green Car Congress

The hydrogen bus Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen is being tested again in Austria. After successful test runs in Vienna in June, the bus was handed over to the Dr. Richard Group, the largest private bus operator in Austria, which presented the vehicle in St. Pölten on 7 July 2020. The cooperation of the two firms started back in 2010.

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BMW Group creates closed-loop material cycle for tungsten production tools

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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Solaris begins delivery of 12 hydrogen buses to Bolzano

Green Car Congress

Orders for hydrogen technology-based Solaris buses are gathering pace—the group of clients commissioning the hydrogen model has been recently joined by carriers from Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden.

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OMV says it will stop oil and gas production by 2050 in transformation to net-zero

Green Car Congress

Austria-based OMV, an international, integrated oil, gas and chemicals company, announced its intention to become a net-zero (Scope 1, 2 and 3) company by no later than 2050. The three European refineries in Austria, Germany, and Romania will continue to be run as one integrated system, optimizing plant utilization, and maximizing margins.

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U Vienna team finds stable metabolized TWP-derived compounds with unknown toxicities in lettuce

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Vienna (Austria) have demonstrated that tire wear particle (TWP)-derived compounds are readily taken up by lettuce with measured maximum leaf concentrations between ∼0.75 for N-phenyl-N′-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and 20 μg g –1 for hexamethoxymethyl melamine (HMMM).

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Fisker finesses the Inflation Reduction Act tax credit changes with binding sales contract; “Transition Rule”

Green Car Congress

The bill, as currently written, would make the Fisker Ocean electric SUV, which will be built in Austria starting in November, ineligible. We are focused on a clean future for all, so we are building the Fisker Ocean in one of the world’s most sustainable production facilities, Magna’s carbon-neutral factory in Graz, Austria.

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Fisker Ocean Officially Enters Production On Schedule In Graz, Austria

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The Fisker Ocean is assembled by Magna Steyr in its carbon-neutral factory in the city of Graz.

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DEUS electric hypercar concept made debut at New York show; Williams Advanced Engineering & Italdesign

Green Car Congress

DEUS Automobiles was established in Vienna, Austria, in 2020. The DEUS Vayanne production-oriented electric hypercar concept made its world debut last week at the New York International Auto Show. seconds), and maximum daily usability in the hypercar class.

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Czech transit operator signs agreement for up to 20 Solaris hydrogen buses

Green Car Congress

The company has concluded contracts and framework agreements with carriers from Austria, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Italy. At present, Solaris has signed contracts for, and delivered, almost 100 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses to its clients. This group of countries has now been joined by the Czech Republic.

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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

Green Car Congress

OECD Europe: Austria; Belgium; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Switzerland; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom. OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Volkswagen presents all-electric ID. XTREME off-road concept car

Green Car Congress

Treffen event by and for fans of electric mobility is taking place for the second time this year and could become the green and sustainable event for electric mobility modelled on the GTI meeting at Lake Wörth (Austria). This year, ID.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

Green Car Congress

The newest trucks can be found in Austria (6.4 years), while the newest ones are in Austria (4.8 ACEA’s new report also reveals the following facts about the fleet of commercial vehicles (trucks, vans and buses) operating in Europe today: At almost 1.2 Aged more than 21 years, Greek trucks are the oldest in the EU.

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Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype repeatedly crosses Brenner Pass in high-altitude testing

Green Car Congress

In 2019 alone, around 40 million tons of freight were transported by truck via the four-lane transit route located at an altitude of up to 1,370 meters at the border between Austria and Italy. That corresponds to almost 2.5 million trucks per year.

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Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe form JV to build European network of hydrogen refueling stations: JET H2 Energy

Green Car Congress

Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe have closed on a 50-50 joint venture to set up and operate a network of hydrogen refueling retail sites in Germany, Austria and Denmark.

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Fisker and Foxconn confirm Fisker PEAR production in Ohio; expected base price below $29,900

Green Car Congress

The Fisker PEAR follows the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Ocean, which starts production in Austria on 17 November 2022. Our engineering group is working on new features and high-tech solutions for the PEAR that will change how we use and enjoy a vehicle in the city. —Fisker Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker.

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