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Audi locating high-voltage battery development center at Neckarsulm

Green Car Congress

Now, development of complete high-voltage battery portfolios for fully electric vehicles is being predominantly settled at that location and gradually expanded for that purpose. 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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Volkswagen I.D. BUZZ to use NVIDIA technology for AI Co-Pilot capabilities

Green Car Congress

At the kickoff of the 2018 International CES, Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang discussed on stage how AI is transforming the auto industry and highlighted the new I.D. More than 20 fully electric vehicles are planned by 2025 toward its goal of becoming the world leader in this area.

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How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Green Car Congress

Over the last two decades, fully electric cars have had, let’s say, a slow start. And while hybrid technology has taken off, drivers have been hesitant to accept fully battery-powered tech for a variety of reasons, including a lack of charging stations. Make all AVs electric. By Haden Kirkpatrick. The solution?

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Their gleaming galleries feature many historic and influential cars, almost all of them powered by petroleum-fueled internal combustion (IC) engines. Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile?

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

Volvo Cars is taking a bold lead with electrification in the auto industry. As the first major car brand to commit to a hybrid or full-electric powertrain for all models, Volvo aims to drive the automotive sector forward, improve the quality of the air in cities and increase awareness surrounding the benefits of electrification.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. Others have established firm deadlines for when internal-combustion engines will be phased out. Driving Forces Behind.

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How to Electrify Your EV Fleet the Smart Way

EV Connect

Moreover, the private sector is betting big on the future of EVs, rewarding innovative EV startups with investments and spurring the old guard of the auto industry to invest tens of billions of dollars in new electric vehicle models that will put millions of new drivers into EVs each year.

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