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Indian SUV major Mahindra intends to equip its new EV platform with MEB components from Volkswagen

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Together with Mahindra, we want to contribute significantly to the electrification of India, a huge automotive market with enormous growth potential and high relevance for climate protection. However, at the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow, India undertook only to register zero-emission passenger cars and vans, starting in 2035.

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DHL to roll out 63 Workhorse electric delivery vans in US; first 30 in SF Bay area

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DHL will roll out the first 30 NGEN-1000 electric delivery cargo vans in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2017, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the parent company of DHL Express, registered a significant first for the logistics industry by announcing a commitment to reduce its logistics-related emissions to net zero by 2050.

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BMW launching iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet

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Hydrogen is a versatile energy source that has a key role to play in the energy transition process and therefore in climate protection. The BMW Group sold more than 215,000 fully electric vehicles worldwide in 2022, which represents an increase over the previous year of almost 108%.

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BMW Group to build new pilot plant to produce Li-ion cells

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Using production processes and systems also employed in standard production, the company will be able to demonstrate the industrial feasibility of future battery cell generations. A quarter of BMW Group vehicles sold in Europe should have an electric drive train by 2021; a third in 2025 and half in 2030.

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Volkswagen to electrify India, partners with Mahindra to supply MEB components

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Together with Mahindra, we want to contribute significantly to the electrification of India , a huge automotive market with enormous growth potential and high relevance for climate protection,” said Thomas Schmall, a member of VWs Group of Board Management. . VWGroup electrifies India!

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Audi & Hager Group investigating bidirectional charging at home

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Electric mobility is bringing the automotive industry and the energy sector closer together. Looking ahead, we want to make this potential accessible and make the electric car part of the energy transition as an energy storage device on four wheels.

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