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DLR and Wuppertal publish comprehensive global analysis of e-mobility technologies, outlook and lifecycle assessments

Green Car Congress

At the moment, the automobile industry in Japan and the United States is pioneering the development of marketable vehicle models; they also produce the highest-selling models on the market. This is why enhanced research into components and materials used in power electronics needs more support here in Germany. Click to enlarge.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

Green Car Congress

The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

Cars That Think

Just as tourists in Paris are drawn to the Louvre, visitors to Stuttgart, Germany, also flock to museums displaying the great works of the city. To lessen these emissions and their contribution to global climate change, the automobile industry is ramping up the production of electric-powered cars and trucks.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. And above all, we have attractive and environmentally friendly vehicles.

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Peripheral circumstances However, as we reported last year, TNT Germany has set its cards on compressed natural gas (CNG), hoping to switch to biogas in the future. In London we have congestion charge, plus a customer dense network. Discussion about a new green deal urges political leaders to think about our future industries.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Were charging full-speed ahead before we know exactly what the investment is going to be, before we know whether we can make any money off it or not, before we know how many were going to sell," Lutz said. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ).

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Opinion: Biden’s Tesla snub shows that clout, not innovation, is driving the American EV revolution

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What is particularly interesting is that there is a reason why Tesla does not use union work in its Fremont Factory, unlike its Grohmann facility in Germany. “It was considered the worst workforce in the automobile industry in the United States. And it was a reputation that was well-earned. Matt Johnson Ph.D. ,

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