Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The BMW Group is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. To this end, the BMW Group has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor. This is the first battery factory operated by a premium automobile manufacturer in China.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2022

These vehicles rolling off the line is a key step in Mercedes-Benz Cars’ global initiative to produce eight all-electric vehicles at seven sites on three continents this year. With the new plant, Bibb County is now a part of the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network, which comprises factories on three different continents.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

In-wheel electric drive startup Protean Electric ( earlier post ) has formed relationships with several leading companies in the global auto industry to accelerate its in-wheel electric drive systems to market in high-volume production. The suppliers and partners are: FEV, based in Aachen, Germany and Auburn Hills, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2015

In the future, Berlin will be a global center of competence for the production of the CAMTRONIC engine management system, giving it a unique position within the production network. The powertrain production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars comprises several locations in Germany and other countries.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

Stratasys, a maker of additive manufacturing machines for prototyping and producing plastic parts, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are partnering to develop fused deposition modeling (FDM) additive manufacturing for production use. The company holds 380 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Global sales of passenger vehicles increased from 75.4 The auto industry’s production capacities are far from fully used; PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) estimates current global vehicle assembly capacity at almost 95 million, the report notes. Rising sales translate into an ever-expanding global vehicle parc. million to 78.6

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

The Germany-based Center of Automotive Management (CAM), in cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) AG WPG, named the Volkswagen Group the world’s most innovative automotive company in its 2014 AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards; this marks the fourth consecutive time Volkswagen Group has picked up the top award. Source: CAM. Source: CAM.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2015

The study found that activities of international car manufacturers in the field of electrified vehicle concepts (XEV) worldwide increased significantly for the first time from 2006 and especially from 2009 onwards. Degree of electrification by vehicle manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Production of electric vehicles by country.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

Germany is Europe’s biggest auto market, and it’s been one of the main drivers of EV growth. 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.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2015

A consortium of 16 automobile manufacturers, automotive suppliers and public partners has launched the Ko-HAF (Kooperatives hochautomatisiertes Fahren, Cooperative Highly Automated Driving) project in Germany. Ko-HAF, which is targeting highly automated driving at higher speeds, has a total budget of €36.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

Teijin Limited will establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7 billion (US$2 billion) by 2030.

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Teslarati

JULY 5, 2023

The move aligns Audi with other prominent car manufacturers that are increasing their presence in Mexico. Audi, which is a subsidiary of Volkswagen, has been manufacturing the Audi Q5, a compact SUV, in the state of Puebla, Mexico since 2016. An announcement for the effort is expected later this month.

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Teslarati

JULY 7, 2022

At the groundbreaking ceremony for its first European battery cell facility, the automaker announced that the PowerCo unit would oversee all of VW’s global battery manufacturing, research, and projects. It shows that we are bringing the leading-edge technology of the future to Germany!”

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2023

Tesla additionally slashed costs in January on its flagship automobiles, the Type S sedan and Type X crossover. Analysts say Tesla is feeling the squeeze from easing call for for its automobiles and rising manufacturing capability from untouched crops in Texas and Germany that opened ultimate pace. Europe and China.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) have formally established the global joint venture “smart Automobile Co., The global headquarters of the new joint venture has been set in Hangzhou Bay, Ningbo with operational sales functions based in China and Germany.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2024

Tesla has taken the crown for the world’s best-selling vehicle in 2023, with the Model Y securing the top spot across the majority of global markets. This makes the Tesla Model Y the first EV to lead the global market. million units currently sold globally – up from 1.02 million units in 2022, when it led the global market.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The company has cited market forces as the cause, noting that its Zwickau and Dresden plants in Germany would be throttled down for a couple of weeks. 4 manufactured in Chattanooga, Tennessee (in addition to the ID.3 3 plans located in Germany and China) seems to be improving. 3 EV in October. 3 technically is a Chinese-made EV.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions targeted for heavy-duty mobility applications. Under Freudenberg’s oversight, the XALT Energy name will remain and become an affiliated brand of the global group headquartered in Germany. Earlier post.) and General Motors Corp. (GM),

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2019

Positioned as the next generation smart device, BYTON is designed for the future of autonomous driving in which the automobile will become a mobile digital lounge. BYTON aims to create a premium brand rooted in China which has a global reach.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Honeywell and DuPont are forming a manufacturing joint venture to produce a the new refrigerant HFO-1234yf for use in automotive air conditioning systems. lower global warming potential (GWP) than the current refrigerant. Industry Evaluation of low global warming potential refrigerant HFO-1234yf (SAE, November 2009).

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Teslarati

APRIL 21, 2021

If Tesla does end up designing a vehicle in Germany, the EV maker could count on the state for some notable subsidies. Tesla has ambitious plans for its operations in Germany. A dedicated facility in Germany aimed at designing cars would likely be beneficial for Tesla considering the country’s long history with the automobile.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

million in 2022, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. BYD will be facing some high tariffs in the US this year, but the automaker is pushing ahead with its global expansion, including in Europe. Chinese automakers expect to have sold some 9.4 million EVs and hybrids last year, a bump from 6.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

BAIC BJEV has been building its global R&D network in its core areas, i.e. electric and smart technologies, by establishing oversea R&D centers in Silicon Valley, USA; Aachen, Germany; Detroit, USA; and Barcelona, Spain. The Sino-German Light Weighting R&D Center will become the company’s fifth overseas R&D center. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JULY 22, 2023

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany — Holger Klein, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen, mentioned younger automobile manufacturers akin to Tesla, Nio, Xpeng and Lucid are pushing the used German provider another way than conventional automakers. 3 auto provider globally, with estimated 2022 revenues of $42.1 “Speed is king.”

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Judging from the customs data for the first eight months of this year, the contribution rate of my country’s new energy vehicle exports to the growth of automobile exports reached 26.7%, becoming a new bright spot in the foreign trade of the automobile industry. Cross-border e-commerce shines in the European market.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 29, 2024

But we continue to see similar complaints about public charging sites, fumbled vehicle launches, and have witnessed global electric sales begin to plateau by summer of 2023. Manufacturers have also signaled they’ll need more time to finish constructing EV facilities and started grumbling about subsidies being cut off.&

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Global clean energy investment was $67.8 There was a $1-billion initial public offering by NIO, a $585-million Series C venture capital round by Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors and a $294-million pre-IPO round by Zhejiang Dianka Automobile. Germany at $1.3 But the market looks increasingly crowded and consolidation is likely.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

By the end of 2015, there will be a total of about 50,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads in Germany (about 75% below plan); nevertheless, structural transformation towards electromobility is continuing, according to the firm. In 2014, Germany had only about 26,000 pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids registered.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

One week after the Volkswagen Group announced a US$300-million strategic investment in global ride hailing provider Gett ( earlier post ), the two companies laid the cornerstone for their strategic partnership at a kick-off event at the DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin. —Ole Harms.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. AGC will manufacture HFO-1234yf in Japan, and Honeywell will market the product to customers in the U.S, 2013, have a global-warming potential (GWP) below 150. This GWP is 99.9%

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MARCH 16, 2024

Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030. Thirty-three countries are signatories of the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero agreement for heavy- and medium-duty vehicles like tractor-trailers, buses, and box trucks. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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Electric Vehicles India

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

1) E-Mobility World (15th March 2023, Friedrichshafen, Germany) The event will last 3 days. 2) The Battery Show (23-25 May, Stuttgart, Germany) The event will take place over two days. 2) The Battery Show (23-25 May, Stuttgart, Germany) The event will take place over two days. It is the largest automobile exhibition in Japan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Research by the team at neue energieökonomik (neon) in Germany has, however, identified a so-called “ German Balancing Paradox ”. The German Balancing Paradox. Source: neon.

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APRIL 11, 2014

According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. Earlier post.). Based on the LMU results, however, Professor Kornath is urging a re-assessment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has taken an additional important step to implementing its digitalization strategy with the launch of the Future Center Europe, located in Potsdam, Germany. We want to grow from a hardware company to an integrated hardware, software and service company. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2015

—Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management. The powertrain production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars comprises several locations in Germany and other countries. The plant is the center of competence in the global powertrain production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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