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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Baua Electric

Germany’s VDA, an interest group for the country’s automobile industry, says that battery-powered vehicles are likely to see a decline from 524,000 units last year – more than any other European market – to 451,000 units this year. Still, European automakers are drumming up new models to stay in the game.

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New York Turn On

Plug In Partners

Turn on the Electric Road By DAVID MORRIS Published: October 8, 2006 Minneapolis LAST summer, New York State took a page from California’s playbook, using state policy to jump-start a 21st century automobile industry.

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“Energiewende” in a tank; Audi e-fuels targeting carbon-neutral driving with synthetic fuels from renewables, H2O and CO2; Swiss policy test case

Green Car Congress

Audi sees the potential for the use of CO 2 -neutral fuels to reduce fleet CO 2 emissions. In June 2013, Audi commissioned a power-to-gas facility in the north German town of Werlte, thus becoming the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy sources. The Audi e-gas plant can convert 6MW of input power.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

Green Car Congress

It also integrates the DC converter that supplies the 12 V electrical system from the high-voltage system. The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. This fleet test is a broad-based study. kW and 22 kW.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Plans "large demonstration fleet" late 2009. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) Establishing dealer network.

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