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CATL starts construction of Li-ion factory in Germany; 14 GWh by 2022

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Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch.

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LichtBlick begins installing home combined heat and power plants powered by VW 2.0L EcoBlue gas engine

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Energy supplier LichtBlick has installed its first home power plants for residential and commercial customers in Hamburg, Germany. In the long-term LichtBlick plans to network 100,000 of these home power plants, like a shoal of fish, to form Germany’s largest virtual gas-fired power plant. Earlier post.) —Prof.

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Deloitte global survey gauges consumer prospects for EVs in China, Europe and Americas; China leads

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The survey, conducted among 1,163 consumers in China, coincides with the 14 th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2011) this week. China’s 12 th five-year plan will likely help to spur the development and adoption of electric vehicles. of GDP, and the reduction of carbon emissions by 17%.

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

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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. With very few moving parts, there is little that can break, so maintenance is infrequent and cheap. In the Netherlands TNT is still piloting EVs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). 9/11/07 FRANKFURT, Germany -- General Motors will begin testing the revolutionary electric drive system in the Chevrolet Volt concept car on the road in vehicles next spring, company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said.

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