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

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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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Toyota Mirai receives the ARBÖ 2015 Environmental Award in Austria

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If we want to secure the future of the automobile as flexible, personal and clean transport for the next 100 years, we need to consider which energy can power our cars tomorrow. The Austrian automobile club ARBÖ (Auto-Motor und Radfahrerverbund Österreiche) has awarded the Toyota Mirai with the “2015 Environmental Award”.

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QUANTRON introduces new CIZARIS 12m electric bus; BEV first, fuel cell model next year

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The CIZARIS represents the entry of QUANTRON into the sustainable and tender-driven city bus market, which is becoming increasingly significant due to the European “Clean Vehicles Directive”. Quantron AG is a system provider of clean battery and hydrogen-powered e-mobility for commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and vans.

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EV startup AEHRA partners with Miba Battery Systems

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By starting with a clean sheet of paper, rather than opting for an off-the-shelf solution, we can build strong synergies between AEHRA and Miba to ensure that not only does the battery pack fully complement the body structure, but that the body structure fully complements the battery pack.

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

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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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European EV Policy & Sales Trends — Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, & UK

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In the latest episode of Cleantech Talk, José Pontes of EAFO and EV Volumes provided us with a thorough exploration of varying electric vehicle sales trends and the policies that have driven them in several European countries. While you can indeed listen to the podcast and get the story, José actually brought a lot of charts […].

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RUSAL opens new low-carbon aluminum smelter in Taishet

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The smelter operates on clean energy from Siberian hydroelectric power plants, which together with modern gas cleaning equipment and a closed water circulation system, has a low level impact on the environment. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims.

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