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Porsche SE acquires ~10% stake in real-time traffic information company INRIX; 1st step to complementing investment in VW AG

Green Car Congress

Porsche Automobil Holding SE is a listed holding company and holds the majority of the ordinary shares in the Volkswagen Group, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers. Connectivity between cars and infrastructure is one of the important mega trends in the automotive industry.

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Audi using swarm data to improve car-to-X service local hazard alerts

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Audi is the first manufacturer to use a patented solution from Swedish company NIRA Dynamics AB for this purpose. The two companies used this solution as a basis to develop the improved hazard alerts together with the Car.Software organization and HERE Technologies. In Europe, more than 1.7

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16 more US employers and 2 stakeholder groups join DOE Workplace Charging Challenge

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The new partners announced today join with 18 other major national companies that are improving the fuel economy of their commercial fleets, integrating alternative fuels such as natural gas and electricity into their daily operations and reducing their overall fuel use.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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We strongly believe that both the companies, by working together, can leverage from each other’s strengths to create synergies and develop smart innovative solutions for the Indian and overseas market. Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of US$41.6 billion in 2015-16.

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Gigantic Chinese Nio ET9 electric car guns for German limos with advanced battery tech that adds 255km in less than five minutes

EV Central

China’s Nio has pulled the drapes off the Nio ET9 it hopes will steal sales from luxurious European brands Mercedes-Maybach, Bentley and, even, Rolls-Royce when it lands in China in 2025 priced from 800,000 yuan ($165,000).

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

There are a range of companies in the market wanting to invest, but there are barriers that need to be addressed immediately. Finding sites to install charging stations is a challenge, and it can be prohibitive to connect to the network under current settings.

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VW Group restructuring in response to emissions testing scandal; greater focus on the modular toolkits; Klinger out, Horn stays

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The interim Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Berthold Huber, said that the new structure strengthens the brands and regions; gives the Group Board of Management the necessary leeway for strategy and steering within the company; and lays a focus on the targeted development of future-oriented fields.

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