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Fast EV charging stations to be installed up and down motorways by 2025

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The EU Parliament has enacted a law that by 2025, EV fast charging stations will be installed across all significant transport corridors. This audacious, yet crucial strategy is designed to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, shrinking the EU’s carbon footprint in the process.

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BMW to begin testing BMW M Hybrid V8 with P66/3 engine

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The project had already reached a key milestone before the rollout: the successful fire-up of the hybrid drive system after installation in the test vehicle at the end of June. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive. BMW M Hybrid V8 engine.

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Toyota launches e-Palette autonomous electric concept and mobility system

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At CES in Las Vegas, Toyota Motor introduced the autonomous electric e-Palette Concept Vehicle, which is designed to meet the demands of future multi-mode transportation and business applications. It is a fully-automated, next generation battery electric vehicle (BEV) designed to be scalable and customizable for a range of MaaS businesses.

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

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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. Hence, the researchers anticipate a rise in costs and greater levels of pollution in mining operations designed to extract the metal.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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Their simulation-enabled predictive analysis complements and optimizes the live prototyping of new designs. “It The Emerging Era of the Electric Automobile. 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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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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In addition, a broad understanding and a clear strategy of the future are to be developed in order to actively shape the mobility of the future and the transformation process of the entire automobile industry towards emission-free and digitally networked mobility.

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SGL Group and BMW Group Establish Carbon Fiber-Joint Venture; BMW Will Use Output in the Megacity Vehicle

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This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry. This joint venture is designed to be a classic win-win situation. The SGL Group is moving into the automobile business with us as a strong partner. Robert Koehler, CEO of SGL Group.