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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. 2021 Audi e-tron.

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Leclanché signs preferred partnership agreement with Škoda Electric to supply battery packs for electric buses

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Energy storage company Leclanché SA and Škoda Electric, a manufacturer of electric drives and traction motors for trolley and electric buses, have signed a Joint Development Agreement and Framework Purchase Contract through which Leclanché will provide Škoda Electric with battery solutions for its electric bus expansion strategy.

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. Two electric motors drive the rear wheels. Combined with the electric motors are planetary gear sets. Earlier post.). A triple battery pack layout provides 34 kWh of storage.

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Ballard-powered fuel cell electric buses exceed 10M km of revenue service

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Today Ballard FCveloCity engines are powering more than 80 buses around the globe: 41 in Europe, including Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland and the U.K.; for more than 300 buses in Foshan and Yunfu, China ( earlier post ); Fuel cell orders from strategic partner Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co.,

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Toyota Appoints New Head of European R&D

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has appointed Masato Katsumata to the position of Senior Vice-President of Research & Development (R&D), effective 1 February 2009. In 2005, Katsuma he was named Chief Engineer of a new-generation Toyota vehicle, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March 2009.

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2nd annual Bosch analysis of ADAS finds emergency braking and lane assist systems on the rise

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An analysis of new car registration in Germany for 2014 reveals that driver assistance systems are playing an increasingly greater role when it comes to purchasing a car. Automatic emergency braking systems are even more common in Belgium than in Germany. Parking assistance systems are very popular outside Germany as well.

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Blink’s 2023 Year in Review

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Finally, in the fall, we announced the rebrand of Blue Corner into Blink Charging Belgium. In a wave of announcements, legacy automakers including Ford, General Motors, BMW, and Nissan announced their intention to use the NACS connector in future EVs.