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CESifo: EVs not the best option for reduction in on-road CO2 in Germany given power mix

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It follows from our comparative calculations for the new Tesla Model 3 and the Mercedes C 220 d that even modern electric cars will hardly be able to contribute to the reduction of German CO 2 emissions in the coming years. —Buchal et al. —Professor Buchal.

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Volkswagen striving to make production of the electric ID. carbon-neutral

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However, the Volkswagen brand is setting up production of its coming electric ID. The compact electric car, which will go into production at the end of the year, will be the Group’s first model to be produced in a balance sheet that is CO 2 -neutral. As a result, the ID. will be manufactured CO 2 -neutral from the start.

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BASF intensifying R & D of products for sustainable electromobility; triple-digit million euro investment in batteries over next 5 years

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With our research activities we are substantially contributing to making electric cars affordable, environment friendly and sustainable. When incorporated in interiors and automotive coatings, pigments that reflect the heat-generating infrared rays of sunlight prevent the temperature from getting too high inside the car.

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. As the number of registered electric cars increases, the number of mobile energy storage units also rises.

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Volkswagen’s first two production battery-electric vehicles debut at Frankfurt

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Electric cars are essentially equipped with two brake systems independent of each other: a conventional, mechanical, hydraulically operated brake system and the e-motor acting as a motor brake when when recovering energy. In an electric car this number of levels leads to a different way of driving. As a new car the e-up!