Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2013
Audi’s e-gas plant. Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. The Audi e-gas plant, which can convert 6MW of input power, utilizes renewable electricity for electrolysis to produce oxygen and hydrogen. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2013
Germany has embarked on a large-scale Energiewende (energy transition)—a policy-driven shift away from nuclear and fossil energy to a renewable energy economy. This scenario would ensure that Germany meets its climate targets, Siemens said. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge. Electricity prices in comparison. Euro cents/kWh.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2011
Toray Industries, Inc. and Daimler AG are forming a joint venture in Esslingen, Germany, for manufacturing and marketing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) automobile parts. Reducing the vehicle weight for boosting fuel efficiency is an important issue in the automobile industry.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2013
Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. In Germany, for example, consumers bought 2,100 EVs in 2012—less than 0.1 The automobile industry has said that without additional government subsidies they can only sell 600,000 electric cars by 2020 at best.
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2009
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 The necessary reduction of criteria and greenhouse gas emissions, both globally and locally. 2 -neutral fuels play another key role.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 24, 2010
Energy supplier LichtBlick has installed its first home power plants for residential and commercial customers in Hamburg, Germany. These plants are EcoBlue natural-gas-powered compact combined heat and power (CHP) plants produced by Volkswagen exclusively for LichtBlick. Tags: Engines Natural Gas Power Generation. Earlier post.)
Cars That Think
JANUARY 10, 2023
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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