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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €62 billion up to 2016; largest-yet investment package for new models, advanced technologies and production facilities

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Besides investments in property, plant and equipment, the total amount also includes additions to capitalized development costs of €11.6 Investments outside production are mainly planned for the areas of development, quality assurance, sales, genuine parts supply and information technology. billion net of proceeds from asset disposals.

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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This total amount includes additions to capitalized development costs of €10.3 Beyond production, investments are planned mainly in the areas of development, quality assurance, genuine parts supply and information technology. The joint ventures in China are not consolidated and are not included in the above figures.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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Instead, toggling a “Mixed Reality Slider” fills increasing portions of the windshield with driver information, navigation overlays and other AR displays. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

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Instead, toggling a “Mixed Reality Slider” fills increasing portions of the windshield with driver information, navigation overlays and other AR displays. With 40 percent of the cost of every BMW EV tied up in batteries, the new cells should cut BMW’s battery costs by 50 percent at the pack level.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Possibilities include dramatic reductions in the cost of EV batteries that lead to more cost- competitive vehicles, greater state or federal incentives, or increasing taxes on fossil fuels. million e-bicycles and e-scooters compared to about 30,000 e-motorcycles were estimated to have been sold in 2013 outside of China), Navigant says.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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We have written a short paper of about 22 pages suitable for a general audience, pulling out more technical information into a series of appendices. Since some readers might read only one appendix, some information has been repeated. More information on e-mile comparisons is given by Reference Nº 2. About Dr. Frank.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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This makes it possible to use navigation data and real-time traffic information to compute an ideal driving strategy at the start of the trip. Underway, the predictive efficiency assistant provides precise near-field information to help the driver save fuel. lb), corresponding to customer fuel costs of roughly €4 (as of October 2015).

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